Burgled woman in crime plea to Howard

I had moved from a local paper in Cumbria to one of the major news agencies in the north east… Read more Burgled woman in crime plea to Howard

Shearer’s amazing goal against Leeds United

I will be the first to admit I was never the best sports photographer, mainly because my reactions were not… Read more Shearer’s amazing goal against Leeds United

In May 1999 I got a call from the Sun‘s northern reporter, as I was working that weekend, and basically… Read more Lenny Henry stakeout

I always liked this shot from Durham station looking towards the castle and the cathedral and it was taken during… Read more Prince William

As a general news reporter, which is one that does not specialise in a particular type of news such as… Read more Calls

This was such a nice story to work on and it was the last article I wrote last year. Family… Read more Rena is 100 not out on birthday

Towards the end of last week it was revealed that the National Glass Centre (NGC) in Sunderland could be relocated… Read more Uncertain future for the National Glass Centre

This week I heard that one of the north east’s regional daily newspapers, The Northern Echo, would finally be moving… Read more End of an era

At sea: Monday, July 30, 2012: We spent day tying up loose ends, settling our bill and packing. We had… Read more The Baltic Cruise Diaries: Days 14 to 16

At sea: Friday, July 27, 2012: I got up about 8.30am and tried to be as quiet as possible, because… Read more The Baltic Cruise Diaries: Days 11 to 13