Saturday 31 August 2013

Shetland Disaster survivor says vision of family saved his life

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about one of the Shetland Disaster survivors and his ordeal in escaping the doomed chopper.





Driver back on the road with his long lost love

Click here to read a story I wrote about a car enthusiast who has been reunited with the classic motor he sold over 20 years ago.




Friday 30 August 2013

Famous signpost ripped out after land dispute

Click here (Daily Record) or here (Daily Record online) to read my story about the famous John O'Groats sign being moved after 59 years of history.



Thursday 29 August 2013

Wednesday 28 August 2013

Rig staff told to put their 'big-boy pants on' just days before Shetland disaster

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about offshore workers being told to toughen up, just days before a fatal North Sea helicopter crash.





Tuesday 20 August 2013

'Marriage helped me beat leukaemia'

Click here (Glasgow Herald) or here (Glasgow Herald online) to read a story I wrote about a man who claims being proposed to helped him beat cancer.


Saturday 17 August 2013

Minke Knobble becomes a celebrity

Click on the links below to read my story about Knobble the whale who has become a Scottish tourist attraction.



Digger the Clydesdale swaps the bright lights of London for Aberdeenshire because he's too big for his stable

Click here (The Scotsman) or here (Scottish Sun) to read a story about a horse that has quit London for Aberdeenshire after he outgrew his stables.






Is Knight's Peak really a Munro?

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about three men who are climbing a mountain to check whether it really is a Munro.





Friday 16 August 2013

Tiny tot defies doctors' odds of survival

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about a mum who was too scared to touch her premature daughter a week after birth because she thought she would hurt her.







Thursday 15 August 2013

Farmer killed in horror combine harvester accident

Click here to read my story about a farm worker who was killed in an accident involving a combine harvester. It was published in the Daily Record.


Tuesday 13 August 2013

Saturday 10 August 2013

Stunning pictures of Northern Lights captured by amateur snapper

Click on the links below to read my story about amateur photographer Ewan Miles who took incredible pictures of the Northern Lights.




Sailor nearly dies in horror boat accident

Click here (Daily Record) or here (DailyRecord.co.uk) to read a story I wrote about a man who was thrown into the sea by his own boat. It was published in the Daily Record.


Friday 9 August 2013

Cloud of smoke causes chaos at Scots airport

Click here to read my story about a fire drill which caused mayhem at Aberdeen International Airport. It was published in the Daily Record.


Thursday 8 August 2013

Kirriemuir sees red over blue independence gaffe

Click here to read a story I write about an argument over a blue painted shop in the "little red town". It was published in the Daily Record.




Wednesday 7 August 2013

Former postman's will to benefit pensioners in Scots town

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about the elderly of Forres who will receive £637,000 from the will of a generous former postman.




Orkney buffalo to produce ice cream

Click here to read a story I wrote about a farmer in Orkney who has started a buffalo farm with the aim of producing buffalo ice cream. It was published on STV.


Monday 5 August 2013

Villagers vent fury after roadworks cause 37 mile detours

Click here to read a story I wrote about angry villagers who are having to make 37 mile detours to get home, due to roadworks. It was published on STV.

Father tells how his tragic son who fell down a 80ft cliff backed his sex change

Click here to read a story I wrote about a dad who whose tragic son fell to his death off a 80ft cliff just days after he backed his father's sex change. It was published in the Scottish Sun.


Saturday 3 August 2013

Hero binmen rescue woman and her pooch after driving off a 20ft pier

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about two binmen who rescued a woman and a dog after she drove off a 20ft pier.