Tuesday 30 April 2013

Sheep to munch their way through countryside menace

Click on the links below to read my story about sheep being brought in to munch away menacing giant hogweed.








Friday 26 April 2013

Stranded whales stop Europe's biggest military training task

Click here (Glasgow Herald version) or here (Glasgow Herald online version) to read a story I wrote about three stranded whales who stopped Europe's largest military exercise.


Thursday 25 April 2013

Huge masks lifted into the trees of Britain's forests

Click here to read my story about giant faces made of willow which have been planted all around Britain's forests. It was published in The Times.





Scots scientists launch keyboard for quicker touchscreen typing

Click here (Glasgow Herald version) or here (Glasgow Herald online version) to read my story about the launch of a new keyboard which is set to make typing on touchscreen 34% quicker than normal.


Wednesday 24 April 2013

Aberdeen student wins competition just three years after being told she'd never ski again

Click here (Daily Mail version) or here (Daily Record version) to read my story about Eilidh McLeod who has won a skiing competition just three years after she was told she would never ski again.




Tuesday 23 April 2013

Gales turn Moray barley field into a beach

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about the freak sandstorms which caused chaos in Moray, just six days after snowfall.







Aberdeen University hockey team hit by stone-throwing yobs

Click here to read a story I wrote about an Aberdeen hockey club whose players were allegedly pelted with stones. It was published in the Daily Mail.


Saturday 13 April 2013

Deaf tot wins race against time to hear for the first time

Click here to read a story I wrote about Oliver Bosch who has beaten a race against time and heard noise for the first time. It was published in the Daily Mail.


Friday 12 April 2013

Teenage Scot called up to F1 school

Click here to read a story I wrote about Sandy Mitchell, who at the age of 13 has been signed up by a prestigious racing academy. It was published in the Daily Mail.


Thursday 11 April 2013

War veteran beats ID ban on war hero brother's memorial service

Click on the links below to read my coverage of 99-year-old Charles Crowther who successfully overturned a ban on attending an unveiling of a plaque for his war hero brother.







Tuesday 9 April 2013

Peterhead councillor Alan Gardiner claims he has same healing powers as Jesus

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about a Scottish councillor who says he can cure serious diseases through God.



Wednesday 3 April 2013

Two identical signs placed just 20 feet from each other in Aberdeen

Click here (Daily Mail version) or here (Daily Record version) to read a story I wrote about two identical signs which were pitched up just 20 feet away from each other.




Scots teen admits he has no idea why he tried to jump off a bridge

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about Conor Galloway who says he has no idea why he tried to jump off a bridge.




Lost dog found by inquisitive herd of cows

Click here to read a story I wrote about a lost Collie dog who was rescued thanks to an alert by a herd of cows. It was published on the SWNS news wire.


Tuesday 2 April 2013

Wife's joy after hostage husband is freed by captors

Click on the links below to read my story about a Scottish oil worker who has been freed after he was taken hostage in Iraq.






Mental patient escapes hospital without staff noticing

Click here (print version) or here (online version) to read a story I wrote about a mental patient who managed to flee hospital without anyone noticing. It was published in the Scottish Sun.