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Carlisle-based photojournalist and writer.
REVIVAL… Jennings Castle Brewery in Cockermouth… The brand was revived earlier this year and employs around 15 people… The tap room... Picture: Ian Duncan

Jennings Brewery

Posted on 3rd Sep 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

As well as doing a series of portraits of the brewery’s head brewer I started the project with a few… Read more Jennings Brewery

REVIVAL… Jennings Castle Brewery in Cockermouth… The brand was revived earlier this year and employs around 15 people… Head brewer Buster Grant...

Jennings Brewery’s head brewer

Posted on 2nd Sep 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

Recently the former Jennings Brewery brand in Cockermouth was revived or relaunched this year and I thought it would be… Read more Jennings Brewery’s head brewer

OPERATION COLOSSUS... Cumbria police target antisocial driving and other offences in Orton Road, Carlisle, as part of a 15-week campaign... The antisocial biker pulls a wheelie three times in front of officers on the wrong side of the road with no licence plate while wearing no helmet...

Antisocial yob biker showing off in front of police not once but three times

Posted on 16th Aug 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

There were some fun and games to be had on Thursday when police were conducting the latest high profile event… Read more Antisocial yob biker showing off in front of police not once but three times

ROYAL VISIT... Prince Charles leaves Forum 28 in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria during the royal visit. Picture: Ian Duncan

Coverage of royal visits

Posted on 12th Aug 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

I was reminded recently of my experience in covering royal visits over the years and as I recall, as you… Read more Coverage of royal visits

It’s not every day that you meet a statue

Posted on 9th Aug 202511th Aug 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

When you see statues they are usually of people who have long since passed away, and usually they have dodgy… Read more It’s not every day that you meet a statue

VIGIL FOR GAZA… Weekly gathering in English Street organised by Carlisle's Palestine Solidarity Group…

Cumberland Council will pull direct funding amid Israel conflict

Posted on 7th Aug 20258th Aug 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

I got an unexpected statement yesterday from the Cumberland Labour Group saying that Cumberland Council had set the wheels in… Read more Cumberland Council will pull direct funding amid Israel conflict

Peat & Diesel at the Old Fire Station in Carlisle. Source: Ian Duncan.

Peat & Diesel

Posted on 27th Jul 202528th Jul 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

REVIEW: The Old Fire Station in Carlisle. Friday, July 25, 2025. SIX years ago I was between jobs in Carlisle,… Read more Peat & Diesel

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons at the Old Fire Station in Carlisle. Source: Ian Duncan.

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons

Posted on 26th Jul 202527th Jul 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

It was a last minute decision but I decided to get back into shooting gigs again on Thursday when I… Read more Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons

HEADLINER... David Lee Roth at Newcastle City Hall in 1994...

Unpublished photos: David Lee Roth

Posted on 23rd Jul 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

I have to admit that I got a photo pass for this gig purely by chance. Basically I had just… Read more Unpublished photos: David Lee Roth

STROLL: Cast members Alan Rickman, from left, Julia Ford, David Burke and Michael Byrne pictured in Barrow in October 1992...

You gotta feel old when your work gets used for a nostalgia feature: The day I met Alan Rickman

Posted on 22nd Jul 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

Read more: Nostalgia: Movie star Alan Rickman takes a stroll in Barrow One day at work at the Cumberland &… Read more You gotta feel old when your work gets used for a nostalgia feature: The day I met Alan Rickman

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