Becky Baker is the founder of K9Nation, a social media platform and review app for dogs and their owners and is going on a road trip of the UK to find the most dog friendly place. She’s left her job in IT to fulfil her dream and will be joined on the trip by her Cockerpoo Buddy. Becky asked me to … [Read more...]
Lifestyle Feature: Retelling the Storey
I was commissioned to write a feature about how a group of artists who graduated from Preston Polytechnic, which is now UCLAN, were reunited. The Recall Exhibition saw artists from the class of 1977 to 1980 come together to showcase paintings, photography, drawings and sculpture at The Storey in … [Read more...]
Local Newspaper Coverage: Boxing clever for new base
Darren Harrison runs The Box Gym in Lymm where I am a member and is faced with trying to find a new home. The site where the gym is on Tanyard Farm is being developed into a new housing estate and I spoke to Darren for a story for the local press. The following story appeared in the Warrington … [Read more...]
Ten Silly Assumptions People Make About Freelance Journalists
I gave a lecture to a group of MA students at Manchester Metropolitan University recently about life as a freelance journalist. They were absolutely lovely and it’s fantastic to see young people aspiring to work in newspapers and magazines. During the talk, we touched on some of the assumptions … [Read more...]
Five Tips To Boost Your Business In January
Once Christmas is over, it can be hard to get motivated for the New Year and January is traditionally one of the slower months for most businesses. While you might miss having customers bustling through your doors as they did in December, you can use the quiet time to get off to a flying start in … [Read more...]
Indigo Lithoprint – Looking to a colourful future
Being made redundant is a frightening prospect for any employee. But for Mark Nicholson of Indigo Lithoprint in Trafford Park, it was the push he needed to fulfil his dream of running his own business. Now, 23 years after losing his job with the National Print Board, he’s survived three recessions … [Read more...]
Are you looking for help with your website copy?
As a freelance journalist and copywriter, telling people’s stories is something that comes naturally to me. Often, when I speak to people outside of my industry they say they struggle to find the words to describe what it is they do. They may have invested in a great looking website, but the … [Read more...]