Prisoners’ Stone in Culloden Wood

An unassuming rock which hides a grisly past in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden After a friend shared… Read more Prisoners’ Stone in Culloden Wood

Jarrow crusaders march again

I have to admit that it was an honour and a privilege to meet one of the original Jarrow marchers… Read more Jarrow crusaders march again

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

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

Today (Saturday, April 16, 2022) was the 276th anniversary of the battle of Culloden and it was the first time… Read more Commemoration event at Culloden Battlefield

Reporter IAN DUNCAN talks with local historian Tony Rowley on the notorious First World War bombardment of Scarborough by the… Read more The day the horrors of warfare hit the town

I can vaguely remember the TV series The Monocled Mutineer in the 1980s but I was surprised when I realised… Read more Blue plaque marks spot of infamous chapter in Cumbria’s history