A SCARBOROUGH soldier was married with full military honours – including a guard of honour with raised swords – at… Read more Swords at the ready for soldier’s wedding guard
Tag: Scarborough Evening News
Soldier honoured by bravery award
As I have said I have known Tony Viney for a number of years now and this was how we… Read more Soldier honoured by bravery award
Levelling The Land
It gets depressing when albums you bought when they were first released start having anniversaries – especially when the numbers… Read more Levelling The Land
Revisiting my punk roots
After seeing The Damned at Vivaz in 2007 (and again in 2008) I made the punk trilogy with Stiff Little… Read more Revisiting my punk roots
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
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
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
Petition to save popular nightclub
I was reminded of this saga when a friend’s local bar was targeted by the police, who linked nearby incidents… Read more Petition to save popular nightclub