Thursday 27 June 2013

Musician goes to Wimbledon to watch Andy Murray after writing song about him

Click here to read a story I wrote about musician Keith Meisner who has been invited to watch Andy Murray play at Wimbledon after penning a song about the Scottish tennis player. It was published in the Dundee Courier.


Thursday 20 June 2013

Musician David Officer plays gig for King Harald V of Norway

Click here to read a story I wrote about David Officer, who swapped the local Aberdeen scene to play a show for the Norwegian King. It was published in the Press & Journal.


Thursday 13 June 2013

Teen who gave up rugby because his feet were too big, celebrates after finding a pair that finally fit

Click on the links below to read my story about Dean Roger, a schoolboy who was forced to give up rugby until he received a pair of rugby boots that finally fit him.







Tuesday 11 June 2013

Blackburn family's anger of avalanche inquest taking place because son died in 'foreign' Scotland

Click here to read a story I wrote about an inquest into the death of an English student who died in an avalanche, which is going ahead against the wishes of his family. It's only going ahead because Scotland is considered a "foreign" place.


Saturday 8 June 2013

Blundering road chiefs put two identical road signs just yards away from each other on the A90

Click here (Scottish Sun) or here (Scottish Sun online) to read a story I wrote about road engineers who placed identical warning signs next to each other on a busy commuter road.


Armed police spend nearly five hours having a stand-off with an empty house

Click here to read my story about cops who were victims of a hoax call at an empty house in Aberdeen. It was published in the Daily Mail.


Thursday 6 June 2013

Scottish health boards wary of bird flu arriving from China

Click here to read a story I wrote about NHS boards across Scotland being told to be ready for a bird flu pandemic to hit the country. It was published the Dundee Courier.


Wednesday 5 June 2013

Swimming pool forced to close three times in 12 days

Click here (STV version) or here (SWNS news wire) to read a story I wrote about a swimming pool which had to be shut three times in 12 days due to pooing toddlers.

Tuesday 4 June 2013

Lorry crashes off A90 and lands just 2ft away from a Lomnay pensioner sewing and watching tv in her living room

Click on the links below to read my story about a lorry that skidded off a road and into a living room.













Plans proposed for Police Scotland to help staff shortage at Aberdeen's Royal Cornhill Hospital

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about plans to bring police to work in a hospital.







British Airways flight from Barcelona to Aberdeen is delayed by three hours because crew were having a nap

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about a British Airways flight which had to be delayed because the crew were sleeping.



Tributes paid to teenager Cameron Smithies after cliff plunge at Slains Castle

Click on the links below to read my tribute to Cameron Smithies who was killed after falling 80ft down a cliff.