Happy New Year for 2018!
God willing may 2018 be a happy, peaceful and successful year for you. I spent Hogmanay night going into New Year’s Day on Princes Street in Edinburgh. This represented my third year running at the...
View ArticleFrom Scotland to Australia for the XXI Commonwealth Games
My genuine best wishes go to the Gold Coast as they prepare to embrace the XXI Commonwealth Games. I’m still pinching myself over being part of history when Glasgow hosted the XX Commonwealth Games...
View ArticleMy open letter to STV Chief Executive, Simon Pitts, over plans to axe 59...
This morning, I have posted an ‘open letter’ to Simon Pitts who is the Chief Executive of STV over plans to axe 59 employees at the broadcaster. As a newly qualified broadcast journalist in Scotland...
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Eid Mubarak!
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, Eid Mubarak to everyone! May God shower mercy upon us all, whether you are celebrating or not (always best to be inclusive!).
View ArticleI am hopeless at cooking, BUT…
…something changed in the last week. On Wednesday evening, I was so uninspired that I randomly decided to go ingredient shopping. ‘For what?’, I subconsciously thought at first, but then Macaroni...
View ArticleRaith Rovers earn important three points amid relegation battle
Raith Rovers sealed a crucial win after defeating play off contenders Greenock Morton by two goals to nil at Stark’s Park this afternoon. The Kirkcaldy side felt the pressure early on from the away...
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My chat with K T Tunstall for Wave FM News
On a sunny lunchtime on Sunday 9 September 2018, I found myself located on the ground floor of DC Thomson‘s building speaking with one of Scotland’s most well known music artists. K T Tunstall was in...
View ArticleThe road to Sleep In The Park 2018
Last night, with exactly one month to go until Social Bite’s Sleep In The Park 2018, I spoke at Dunfermline Toastmasters to explain I decided to take part in the event. About two months ago, I had the...
View ArticleSleep In The Park 2018 – my thoughts
Here are my thoughts on video via YouTube about this weekend’s Sleep In The Park 2018 (please note for some bizarre reason, the date on this blog post reads December 6 2018 when at the time of...
View ArticleLockerbie: 30 years on
Today, I visited Lockerbie. 30 years since this beautiful small Dumfriesshire town became the centre of international attention for harrowing reasons. I wasn’t visiting, because I was necessarily...
View ArticleThe wonderful return of ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’
Picture credit: © Stellify Media/ITV I’ve had a major obsession with ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ since growing up. It’s the television show that’s truly captured my imagination. It’s still my...
View ArticleInterview with Gavin Hugh, the person behind upcoming Scottish short film, Cold
My interview with Gavin Hugh about his upcoming Scottish short film, Cold. Here’s a conversation I had with Kirkcaldy film-maker Gavin Hugh on his forthcoming short film which is about a young woman...
View ArticleI’m doing the Kiltwalk in Edinburgh!
I’m raising money for a good cause again! After raising money for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and Social Bite last year, I’m raising money again this year for another good cause. I will be taking...
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