Wath Brow Hornets (in black) v Waterhead Warriors (in green) in the National Premier Rugby League at Giel Park in the Wath Brow area of Cleator Moor in Cumbria... Picture: Ian Duncan.

Rugby League: Wath Brow Hornets v Waterhead Warriors

Posted on 23rd Aug 202624th Aug 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

Yesterday (Saturday, August 22) I ventured down to Geil Park in the Wath Brow area of Cleator Moor in west… Read more Rugby League: Wath Brow Hornets v Waterhead Warriors

TRIBUTE... Iron Maiden tribute band The Beast UK perform at The Old Fire Station in Carlisle. Picture: Ian Duncan.

Iron Maiden tribute band The Beast UK

Posted on 1st Aug 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

Last night I relived my youth by watching an Iron Maiden tribute band The Beast UK which is an obvious… Read more Iron Maiden tribute band The Beast UK

A team Binface slogan Banners at Durham Miners Gala in 2026. Picture: Ian Duncan.

Even Count Binface made a proxy appearance at Durham Miners Gala 2026

Posted on 11th Jul 202615th Jul 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

I headed across to Durham this morning to photograph the 140th anniversary of the Durham Miners Gala and it was… Read more Even Count Binface made a proxy appearance at Durham Miners Gala 2026

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Sony announces that PlayStation games will no longer be available in a physical form and I am pissed off

Posted on 8th Jul 20262nd Aug 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

Way back in 2003 I was suitably impressed with the original Xbox and especially Medal of Honor Frontline which effectively… Read more Sony announces that PlayStation games will no longer be available in a physical form and I am pissed off

FIRST TRY... 17-year-old Conrad Dockwray scores his first try for Wath Brow Hornets in their rugby league match against Wigan St Judes at Giel Park in the Wath Brow area of Cleator Moor. In the end the score was 22-24 thanks to a last minute try by Wigan... Picture: Ian Duncan...

Wath Brow Hornets fall short against Wigan St Judes

Posted on 5th Jul 20267th Jul 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

Yesterday I saw my third amateur rugby league match this year, at Wath Brow Hornets’ Giel Park home ground in… Read more Wath Brow Hornets fall short against Wigan St Judes

Martin Stephenson performing at the Falcon Festival in May 2007. Picture: Ian Duncan.

Martin Stephenson in Carlisle 19 years later

Posted on 29th Jun 202630th Jun 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

I well remember the band Martin Stephenson and the Daintees back in the mid-1980s as they were widely tipped to… Read more Martin Stephenson in Carlisle 19 years later

Natty Dougan celebrates after scoring his try for Wath Brow hornets, in white shirts, against West Bowling. Picture by Ian Duncan.

Hornets Bounce Back to Return to Winning Ways

Posted on 22nd Jun 202622nd Jun 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

I attended my second rugby league match this year on Saturday when Cleator Moor’s Wath Brow Hornets faced visitors West… Read more Hornets Bounce Back to Return to Winning Ways

Wath Brow Hornets in black verses Thatto Heath Crusaders in red during a rugby league match in Cleator Moor in Cumbria. Source: Ian Duncan.

My return to rugby league

Posted on 6th Jun 202613th Jun 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

I realised recently that the last time I covered a rugby league match was in 1996 before I left my… Read more My return to rugby league

The Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor disaster 40 years on

Posted on 26th Apr 20264th May 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

It is hard to believe that today is the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster and I can remember seeing… Read more The Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor disaster 40 years on

Road safety campaign Operation Colossus in Carlisle where Cumbria police select vehicles at random for inspection in London Road... Insp Alex Johnson who was leading the operation... Picture: Ian Duncan.

Operation Colossus

Posted on 22nd Apr 202622nd Apr 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

Read more: Antisocial yob biker I had some fun and games last year when Cumbria police started Operation Colossus which… Read more Operation Colossus