Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Roxi the terrier rescued after rabbit hole drama

Click here to read a story I wrote about a dog that had to be rescued by firefighters after falling down a rabbit hole. It was published in the Scottish Daily Mail.


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.


Saturday, 21 September 2013

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.


Friday, 13 September 2013

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.







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.











'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.





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