Tuesday 31 December 2013

Christmas Eve crash leaves family grieving for second time in three years

Click here to read a story I wrote about an Aberdeenshire family who have suffered Christmas tragedy twice in three years. It was published in the Daily Star.


Saturday 21 December 2013

Friday 20 December 2013

Adam Craigmile's Morris Motor obsession

Click here (Daily Record) or here (Record online) to read a story I wrote about a 100-year-old man with a century-long obsession with Morris Motors.


Thursday 19 December 2013

92-year-old knitting fanatic dedicates 1,000th teddy bear to royal prince

Click here to read a story I wrote about a nimble-fingered great grandmother who sent her 1,000th teddy bear to Prince George. It was published in the Daily Express.


Brain tumour victim's bucket list nears completion

Click here to read a story I wrote about terminal brain tumour patient Leighanne Easton who has ticked off more items on her bucket list. It was published in the Daily Record.


The RAF - Rudolph's Air Force

Click here to read my coverage of Santa Claus dropping into Moray on a helicopter. It was published in The Scotsman.


Wednesday 18 December 2013

£10 bet from 2002 lands punter £2,000 prize after Andy Murray's Sports Personality scoop

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about a lucky gambler who cashed-in £2,000 from a bet placed 11 years ago.







Driver 'lucky to be alive' after crashing lorry into a house

Click on the links below to read my story about a lorry that crashed into a cottage in Carrbridge.



Festive treats for cheeky Highland monkeys

Click here (Press And Journal) or here (STV) to read my story about the snow-starved Snow Monkeys who have been treated to festive treats.





Concerns over promptness of emergency call responses

Click here to read a story I wrote about fears over the amount of local knowledge that 999 call handlers have. It was published in the Daily Express.


Tuesday 17 December 2013

Tragic mother-of-two could have died from undetected condition

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about a pregnant mum who may have died from a rare heart condition.





Friday 13 December 2013

Santa dives deep for early presents

Click here to read my story about Santa Claus taking a dive in the freezing waters of Macduff Marine Aquarium. It was published in the Press And Journal.


Man dives into upside-down car to release trapped tot

Click here (Scottish Sun) or here (Daily Record) to read a story I wrote about a brave man who rescue a toddler from an overturned car.




Thursday 12 December 2013

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Pet causes chaos as it starts imitating reversing trucks

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about a family who are being terrorised by their pet parrot who is mimicking building works next door.











Tuesday 10 December 2013

Batman the robin refuses to leave Grantown shop

Click here to read a story I wrote about a robin that has moved into a florist's shop. It was published in the Press And Journal.


Three-year-old boy's heart works at just 5%

Click here to read a story I wrote about a young boy who was diagnosed with constipation that turned out to actually be a major heart problem. It was published in the Scottish Sun.



Monday 9 December 2013

Saturday 7 December 2013

First pictures from inside HMP Grampian

Click on the links below to read my coverage about the opening of the new "superjail" being built in Peterhead.





Backlash, as pie vending machine is brought into historic Scots town

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about a controversial pie vending machine that has been installed in St. Andrews.

Friday 6 December 2013

Trapped workers look on from office windows after storms hit Scotland

Click here to read my story about workers in Aberdeen who became trapped in their offices after the River Dee burst its banks following stormy conditions. It was published in the Press And Journal.


Wednesday 4 December 2013

Washing powder to help flush out more oil below the North Sea

Click here to read a story I wrote about components of washing powder being used to extract more oil from beneath the North Sea. It was published by SWNS.