I quite enjoyed this story after hotelier Willie Cameron contacted us to say an artist had set up in residence… Read more Silver lining following lockdown redundancy
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Music to our ears!
Today’s splash about a number of events in the city this weekend. Andrea Bocelli, Duran Duran, Skipinnish, Texas and the… Read more Music to our ears!
A decade on we remember the death of the ‘People’s Princess’
I remember waking up on that morning in 1997 to hear the news that Princess Diana had died following a… Read more A decade on we remember the death of the ‘People’s Princess’
Bomb squad called to alert at McCain
Bomb alerts were commonplace at McCain during my time in Scarborough. The well known manufacturer of oven chips bought a… Read more Bomb squad called to alert at McCain
Scarborough prison is used for TV documentary
Scarborough’s former Victorian prison was again filmed for a TV documentary in 2011 after it was used the previous year… Read more Scarborough prison is used for TV documentary
Scarborough’s statues
During my last year in Scarborough the area started acquiring a collection of large metal statues by the artist Ray… Read more Scarborough’s statues
They come from a pipe band Down Under!
With the Piping Inverness event over the weekend I wanted to share this article purely for the headline which I… Read more They come from a pipe band Down Under!
Meeting your heroes
One of the perks of the job is that you get to interview famous people and those who you admire.… Read more Meeting your heroes
Piping Inverness
It was good to see the return of Piping Inverness earlier today after its enforced two-year absence due to the… Read more Piping Inverness
The very first Armed Forces Day
Today is Armed Forces Day and it is a well established annual event but, back in April 2009, I got… Read more The very first Armed Forces Day