The latest series of Shetland started last night on the BBC and once again the UK’s most northerly archipelago gets… Read more Jimmy Perez’s house
The latest series of Shetland started last night on the BBC and once again the UK’s most northerly archipelago gets… Read more Jimmy Perez’s house
On Saturday I visited Penrith for what could potentially be the last Winter Droving festival. The annual event attracts thousands… Read more Could this be the last Penrith Winter Droving?
TO say I was gutted when I heard that the Kings of Thrash gig at The Old Fire Station in… Read more Kings of Thrash finally get to play Carlisle
There was a bit of excitement on Friday in Carlisle city centre when a major shopping centre had to be… Read more Carlisle shoppers were evacuated from The Lanes due to false alarm
On his birth certificate it stated that my father’s place of birth was in Gilsland which is on the border… Read more A piece of my family history
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I RETURNED north of the border twice this week for different reasons. The first was a trip up to Inverness… Read more Return to Bannockburn
I WILL be the first person to admit that I have not been following the coverage of the Olympics although… Read more Apparently there was some fencing at the Olympics
THE Durham Miners’ Gala is a north eastern institution and a great family day out which is locally known as… Read more Durham Miners’ Gala 2024
NOW that the dust has settled and a new Government has been installed for the UK I thought I would… Read more General Election count 2024