How can they be so heartless – protester It was January 1993 and I had been at the North West… Read more Huge rise in wife-beating
Month: Jun 2022
Centenary of Channel Fleet’s visit to the town
After my success with the article on sinking of the sinking of the Scarborough fishing fleet I was asked to… Read more Centenary of Channel Fleet’s visit to the town
Hell in high water
It was my first week in Scarborough and I quite enjoyed retelling this story which, as I recall, involved just… Read more Hell in high water
Singing the Blues’ praises
Jake & Elwood in The Best Blues Brothers Show In The World … Ever!!! at The Futurist, Scarborough on Saturday.… Read more Singing the Blues’ praises
Probe starts into roof incident at Low Newton Remand Centre
We got a call one Monday in November 1998 to say there was a rooftop protest at Low Newton Remand… Read more Probe starts into roof incident at Low Newton Remand Centre
The day I met a photographer from National Geographic magazine
Of course I was aware of the National Geographic magazine when I was growing up and was impressed with the… Read more The day I met a photographer from National Geographic magazine
You’re welcome in the Highlands
I was quite pleased with how this article turned out. Ever since the invasion of Ukraine began I have been… Read more You’re welcome in the Highlands
Boomerang Boy
When I first started working for a news agency in the mid to late 1990s I looked back through the… Read more Boomerang Boy
Charity ‘in awe’ of Steven’s fundraiser
I followed this guy’s progress as attempted to run the entire 516 miles of the North Coast 500 (NC500) route… Read more Charity ‘in awe’ of Steven’s fundraiser
Thousands flock to return of The Gathering festival
As you may have read earlier I attended my first gig in two-and-a-half years over the weekend and initially the… Read more Thousands flock to return of The Gathering festival