Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Roxi the terrier rescued after rabbit hole drama
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Aberdeen,
Barry Mullins,
Donna Mullins,
Elgin Golf Course,
Lakeland Terrier,
Moray,
Roxi,
Will Lyon
Monty thanks Bernard Gallacher life-savers
Click here (Glasgow Herald) or here (Glasgow Herald online) to read my story about Colin Montgomerie's tribute to hospital staff who saved Bernard Gallacher's life.
Monday, 23 September 2013
Helen Morrison's car smash nightmare
Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about a woman who has been forced out of her home after a car ploughed into her living room at 60mph.
Devastated aviary owner loses 18 birds in fire
Click here to read my story about an aviary owner who risked her life to save her precious birds. It was published in the Scottish Daily Mail.
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Budgies,
Chass Cassidy,
Dalkeith,
Finches,
Hilary Cassidy,
Lovebirds,
Midlothian,
Police Scotland,
Will Lyon
Saturday, 21 September 2013
Yoshe unicycles 370 miles for tragic Hope
Click on the links below to read my story about a Scottish student who unicycled across Europe in memory of her sister.
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Aberdeenshire,
Amsterdam,
Coral Watson,
Eiffel Tower,
Ellon,
Hope Watson,
Ian Watson,
Josh Watson,
Paris,
Sands,
Sarah Watson,
Will Lyon,
Zack Watson
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Mum recalls final time she saw son
Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about a mum who has spoken about the last time she saw her son before he fell off a ferry and into the sea.
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Big blow for 'Yes Scotland' as future generations vote 'no'
Click here to read my story about Aberdeenshire schoolkids giving a resounding 'no' to Scottish independence after a mock referendum. It was published on STV.
The triplets who have their own colours
Click on the links below to read my story about three triplets who look so alike that they have been colour coded by their mother.
Lighthouse keeper's cottage that can only be reached by boat in the winter goes up for sale
Click on the links below to read a story I wrote about the advertisement of a former lighthouse keeper's cottage which can only be accessed by boat in the winter.
Monday, 16 September 2013
Warning alert on choppers twice in three days just weeks after fatal crash
Click here to read a story I wrote about a warning alert appearing on two North Sea helicopters in just three days. It was published on STV.
Saturday, 14 September 2013
Dozy parker causes chaos in Dundee
Click here (Scottish Sun) or here (Scottish Sun online) to read a story I wrote about a motorist who caused mayhem after parking on a road about to be re-surfaced.
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Dundee,
MOT,
Richard McCready,
Seat,
Will Lyon
Friday, 13 September 2013
Pub that can only be reached by an 18-mile hike over mountains or by ferry wins award
Click on the links below to read my story about a remote boozer that has been voted in the top 10 pubs around the world.
Thursday, 12 September 2013
Walker plunges off 200ft cliff
Click here (Daily Record) or here (Daily Record online) to read a story I wrote about a man who survived a 200ft cliff fall.
Caber replaced because it was "too easy" to throw
Click here to read a story I wrote about a Highland Games organiser who has purchased a heavier caber after tossers found it "too easy" to throw. It was published in the Glasgow Herald.
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Ryder Cup hero dad 'making a good recovery' says Kirsty Gallacher
Click here (Scottish Sun), here (Daily Mail) or here (Glasgow Herald) to read my story about Bernard Gallacher's recovery from a heart attack.
Labels:
Aberdeen,
Bernard Gallacher,
Denis Pugh,
Europe,
Kirsty Gallacher,
Marcliffe Hotel,
Ryder Cup,
Scot,
Sky Sports
Investigation into 'drunk' nurse
Click here to read a story about a nurse who was allegedly drunk while working at a care home. It was published in the Daily Express.
Friday, 6 September 2013
Bull falls 30ft after clifftop fight with pal
Click on the links below to read my story about a bull that was flung over the edge of a cliff by its rival.
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Ardnamurchan Estate,
Argyll,
Jon Haylett,
Kilchoan,
Will Lyon
'Our son won't survive, but we're lucky to have him'
Click here (Daily Record) or here (Daily Record online) to read a story I wrote about the only person in Scotland to have Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome.
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
'UFO' flies over Aberdeen
Click on the links below to read my story about a mysterious 'UFO' cloud that was spotted in the skies above Aberdeen.
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Aberdeen,
Claire Stewart,
Cloud,
Flying Saucer,
Kincorth,
Lenticular Clouds,
Shona Gibson,
UFO,
Will Lyon
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.
Labels:
1978 Ford Escort Mexico,
Aberdeenshire,
Ellon,
Ronald Kelman,
Scotland,
Will Lyon
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
Tram hits the road for first time in 83 years following its life as a house
Click here (Daily Mail) or here (SWNS news wire) to read a story I wrote about the restoration of a tram that was converted into a house.
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.
Labels:
Ewan Miles,
Facebook,
Isle Of Mull,
Knobble,
Minke Whale,
Sea Life Surveys,
Tourists,
Will Lyon
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.
Labels:
Aberdeen,
Amie Mackay,
Dani Mackay,
Dundee,
Dyce,
Greig Mackay,
Lucy Mackay,
Ninewells Hospital,
Will Lyon
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
Tributes to Shannan after 13-year-old suffers from fit
Click on the links below to read tributes to a 13-year-old girl who passed away following a fit.
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