A special birding experience The thing about this job is you get the chance to have a go at various… Read more Hawks can stop public’s fearful flap
Month: May 2022
Heseltine stands by his yard takeover decision
It should have been a routine assignment but it quickly escalated. Michael Heseltine, who was the President of the Board… Read more Heseltine stands by his yard takeover decision
Shoplifter’s syringe escape bid
One of my fellow reporters had written a story about the problems of anti-social behaviour in Scunthorpe town centre and… Read more Shoplifter’s syringe escape bid
Stalag Walney
I was working the weekend and we got sent on this routine assignment. Fed up with the constant vandal attacks… Read more Stalag Walney
Signalling the changes
I have done a few of jobs over the years which involved signal boxes on our railway network whether they… Read more Signalling the changes
Pub date marks city actor’s TV show outing
Towards the end of last year I got to know Eddy MacKenzie who is an entertainer originally from Inverness but… Read more Pub date marks city actor’s TV show outing
The road to tyranny is top choice
One of my regular contacts since moving to the Highlands is a chap called Bruce MacGregor. I thought he was… Read more The road to tyranny is top choice
Action call on energy crisis
The cost of living crisis was brought home this week when a former councillor highlighted the plight of one Ross-shire… Read more Action call on energy crisis
Inverness surgeon returns to warzone
Here is the latest chapter of my coverage of the war in Ukraine. Inverness trauma surgeon Andy Kent has returned… Read more Inverness surgeon returns to warzone
Hood’s goin’ Loco as men hold sway
In North Lincolnshire there is an odd tradition to mark Twelfth Night where regulars from four pubs in the Isle… Read more Hood’s goin’ Loco as men hold sway