Saturday 30 November 2013

Last pictures of HMP Peterhead before it closes forever

Click here (Scottish Sun) or here (Press And Journal) to read my story about the closure of HMP Peterhead - known as "Scotland's Gulag".




Friday 29 November 2013

Humble North Point cafe where Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met for coffee goes on sale

Click on the links below to read my story about the cafe that Prince William and Kate Middleton first started going on dates to, which is now up for sale.







Thursday 28 November 2013

Historic Dornoch Sheriff Court passes last sentence

Click here to read a story I wrote about the final case at the last court to sentence a witch to death. It was published in the Daily Record.


Wednesday 27 November 2013

JCB digger frees stricken dog

Click here to read a story I wrote about a trapped dog that was rescued by a digger. It was published in the Scottish Daily Mail.


Tuesday 26 November 2013

Mystery over lost artwork owned by Aberdeen City Council

Click here (Glasgow Herald) or here (STV) to read a story I wrote about £30,000-worth of paintings going missing from Aberdeen galleries and museums.


Monday 25 November 2013

Peter Pan author's Neverland up for sale

Click on the links below to read my story about JM Barrie's former home going up for sale.







'Gaelic names invented to hide wind farm projects'

Click here to read a story I wrote about campaigners who claim energy companies are inventing Gaelic names to hide wind farm projects. It was published on The Scotsman's website.

Saturday 23 November 2013

Tributes to tragic mother who died just weeks before third birth

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about pregnant Amy Wilson who died when she suddenly collapsed at a coffee morning.







Anger as cadet is forced to pay for rugby match ticket after performing in ceremony

Click here to read a story I wrote about the son of Richard Cox who was forced to pay for a rugby ticket, despite performing in the pre-match entertainment. It was published in the Scottish Sun.


Tuesday 19 November 2013

Tributes paid to crash victim Nicole Clark

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about tragic Nicole Clark, who passed away on her sister's 13th birthday.






Saturday 16 November 2013

Four Seasons' care homes under fire after another failing

Click here (Glasgow Herald) or here (Glasgow Herald online) to read a story I wrote about an under fire Four Seasons-run care home which has been forced to close. And click here to read my case study about a resident at another Four Seasons home who spent his final days in agony after staff failed to administer pain relief to the terminally ill cancer patient.




Remains of murderer Henry John Burnett to be moved after discussions with family

Click here (The Scotsman) or here (STV) to read a story I wrote about discussion taking place to exhume the remains of the last man to be hanged in Scotland.


Friday 15 November 2013

The most peaceful traffic jam in the world

Click here to read my story about traffic of jams - Mull style. It was published in the Press and Journal.


Thursday 14 November 2013

Aberdeenshire at the heart of growing Christmas trees

Click here to read my story about 200,000 Aberdeenshire Christmas trees being cut down for the festive period. It was published in the Daily Mail.


Tributes to Highland oilman who died in Norway

Click here to read a story I wrote about Raymond Urquhart who fell to his death in a "tragic accident" in Norway. It was published in the Daily Record.


Tuesday 12 November 2013

Sir Bob Geldof retires from the Boomtown Rats

Click here to read a story I wrote about Sir Bob Geldof's final gig with the Boomtown Rats. It was published  in the Daily Mail.


Friday 8 November 2013

Throat cancer victim's Tartan Army book becomes top seller

Click here to read a story I wrote about a terminally ill Scotland fan who has become a literary success with his tales of being in the Tartan Army. It was published in the Daily Record.


Wednesday 6 November 2013

Secret stairway of Stonehaven Sheriff Court

Click here to read a story I wrote about the hidden nooks and crannies in Stonehaven Sheriff Court that haven't been seen for 60 years. It was published in the Dundee Courier.


Friday 1 November 2013

Digger and lorry take a dip in the sea

Click here to read a story I wrote about a lorry and a digger which fell into Tobermory harbour. It was published in the Dundee Courier.