The author who can't afford to buy his own book

Click here to read a story I wrote about author Chae Strathie who says he can't even afford to buy one of his own books after it appeared on Amazon for £5,000. It was published in The Scotsman.

Posh trio kicked off working-class football

Click on the links below to read my story about how three posh men from a tiny Aberdeenshire school, known as the 'Eton of the north', founded Scottish football as we know it today.

| The Scotsman | Daily Record | Daily Star | Scotsman Online |

Scottish strawberry boom

Click on the links below to read my story about strawberry pickers who were delighted with the warm Scottish summer after spending the previous year wearing plastic bags on their feet because it was so wet.

| Daily Record | Daily Mail | Press & Journal |

Tributes paid to Scots motorcyclist who died in smash

Click here to read my story about a Scottish teenager who was killed in a crash in Aberdeen. It was published in the Daily Record.

Schoolgirl learns to walk again after becoming paralysed by a tick bite

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about Penny Winton who was paralysed after a tick bite.

| Scottish Sun | SWNS | Scottish Sun online |

Aberdeenshire cowboys to film second Western movie at their home-made Wild West town

Click on the links below to read my story about a gang of Scottish cowboys who have built their own Wild West town and are now making their own movies.

| Daily Mail | Daily Star | Daily Express | Press And Journal | Daily Record |

Sad clown bemoans thieves who stole his red nose

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about a clown who made an appeal for information after someone stole his red nose.

| Daily Mail | Daily Record | Scottish Sun |

Vintage shop still open for business

Click here to read my story about one of the oldest bookshops in Scotland. It was published in the Daily Mail.

Third time lucky for family with three generations of twins

Click here to read my story about a family who are celebrating the arrival of a third generation of twins. It was published in the Daily Record.

Aberdeenshire minister swaps pulpit for a spot on prime-time television as a stand-up comedian

Click here (Press & Journal) or here (STV) to read a story I wrote about Rev Colin Dempster who is set to perform his comedy routine on national television.

Reverend blasts 'party drug' shop opened next to rehab clinic

Click here (Scottish Sun) or here (Scottish Sun online) to read a story I wrote about a shop selling legal high drugs opening right next to a help centre for drug addicts.

Footballer Rachel Hylett falls for her own coach

Click here to read a story I wrote about Dee Ladies FC striker Rachel Hylett who has scored her own manager. It was published in the Daily Record.

MS sufferer given new lease of life with Harley Davidson scooter

Click on the links below to read my story about Douglas Forrest who rips through the Scottish countryside with a Harley Davidson scooter.

| Daily Record | STV | Daily Record online |

The road to nowhere...

Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about confused drivers trying to leave the Menzies Hotel in Dyce, Aberdeen, only to follow an exit road leading to a hedge.

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Hill climber spots Brocken Spectre on top of Ben Nevis

Click here (The Times) or here (Times Online) to read my story about Rachael Haylett, who saw an optical illusion at the top of Ben Nevis.