I am the Royston and Saffron Walden correspondent for regional website localscrets.com - the sum of my work for them with images can be found here with individual articles listed below
FEATURES
THE CLOSURE OF BASSINGBOURN BARRACKS - September 2012
'ELLO, 'ELLO, 'ELLO - October 2012 - Royston - Birthplace of Thames TV's THE BILL
PLUCKED FROM OBSCURITY - November 2012 - A profile of Wood Green Animal Shelter, Heydon
A PRICKLY SITUATION - November 2012 - The Opening of Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital
A PLACE IN HISTORY - January 2103 - A Trip to Avranches, Normandy
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL - January 2013 - How to beat the mid-winter blues
RACING FORWARDS INTO HISTORY - January 2013 - A profile of Newmarket's National Horse Racing Museum
LOOKING TO THE EAST - February 2013 - A profile of singer/songwriter/actor Simon Egerton
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY - February 2013 - A profile of Creative Arts East
FROM BARI TO SUFFOLK - March 2013 - Casting Director Debbie O'Brien working with Italian theatre company Teatro Kismet
GROWING URBANISATION - April 2013 - Where to build next?
SAVED FOR THE NATION - April 2013 - Poussin masterpiece bought by Fitzwilliam Museum
HISTORIC DUXFORD - May 2013 - A new permanent exhibition at Imperial War Museum Duxford
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY SHOW - June 2013 - A day in the Country
'ELLO, 'ELLO, 'ELLO - October 2012 - Royston - Birthplace of Thames TV's THE BILL
PLUCKED FROM OBSCURITY - November 2012 - A profile of Wood Green Animal Shelter, Heydon
A PRICKLY SITUATION - November 2012 - The Opening of Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital
A PLACE IN HISTORY - January 2103 - A Trip to Avranches, Normandy
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL - January 2013 - How to beat the mid-winter blues
RACING FORWARDS INTO HISTORY - January 2013 - A profile of Newmarket's National Horse Racing Museum
LOOKING TO THE EAST - February 2013 - A profile of singer/songwriter/actor Simon Egerton
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY - February 2013 - A profile of Creative Arts East
FROM BARI TO SUFFOLK - March 2013 - Casting Director Debbie O'Brien working with Italian theatre company Teatro Kismet
GROWING URBANISATION - April 2013 - Where to build next?
SAVED FOR THE NATION - April 2013 - Poussin masterpiece bought by Fitzwilliam Museum
HISTORIC DUXFORD - May 2013 - A new permanent exhibition at Imperial War Museum Duxford
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY SHOW - June 2013 - A day in the Country
REVIEWS
RUDE MOI? - November 2012 - Cambridge Festival of Ideas
QUARTET- [Film] January 2013
DICK WHITTINGTON - January 2013 - CORVUS Royston
THE WOMAN IN BLACK - January 2013 - Cambridge Arts Theatre
LINCOLN - [Film] February 2013
NICHOLAS CRANE - Saffron Walden Literary Festival - March 2013
THE TRENCH - Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds - March 2013
KANJOOS - THE MISER - Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds - March 2013
WHEN WE WALKED ON THE MOON - Cambridge Science Festival - March 2013
MRS HUDSON'S DIARIES - Saffron Walden Literary Festival - March 2013
TRANCE - [Film] - April 2013
I WAS A RAT - Theatre Royal Buy St Edmunds - April 2013
THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES - [Film] April 2013
PARKWAY DREAMS - The Junction - May 2013
CHARLEY'S AUNT - Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds - May 2013
QUARTET- [Film] January 2013
DICK WHITTINGTON - January 2013 - CORVUS Royston
THE WOMAN IN BLACK - January 2013 - Cambridge Arts Theatre
LINCOLN - [Film] February 2013
NICHOLAS CRANE - Saffron Walden Literary Festival - March 2013
THE TRENCH - Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds - March 2013
KANJOOS - THE MISER - Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds - March 2013
WHEN WE WALKED ON THE MOON - Cambridge Science Festival - March 2013
MRS HUDSON'S DIARIES - Saffron Walden Literary Festival - March 2013
TRANCE - [Film] - April 2013
I WAS A RAT - Theatre Royal Buy St Edmunds - April 2013
THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES - [Film] April 2013
PARKWAY DREAMS - The Junction - May 2013
CHARLEY'S AUNT - Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds - May 2013
BLOGS
BARLEY: DENTURES AND BUDDHAS - October 2012 - Bizarre artefacts in North Herts village
ASHES TO ASHES - October 2012 - Ash die back disease
AT THE HUB OF THINGS - November 2012 - Stansted expansion
HELL'S BELLS?- November 2012 - Baldock's bells silenced
LONG LIVE HORSE POWER - November 2012 - Horses or cars?
THE HERTFORDSHIRE DREAM - December 2012 - Road signs
NAILED ON - December 2012 - The rise of the nail bar
WANDERLUST - January 2013 - An urge to walk.
FIRST STEPS - January 2013 - An urge to walk [2]
MAKING GIANT STRIDES - January 2013 - An urge to walk [3]
FIRST OUTING - January 2013 - Rural Graffiti
NEW BINS FOR OLD - February 2013 - Purple recycling bins
PARK AT YOUR OWN RISK - February 2013 - Rural stations
MONSTERS FROM MARS - February 2013 - Wind farms
POOR OLD CAMBRIDGE - March 2012 - On the the lack of a cathedral
NEW BINS FOR OLD - March 2013 - On the introduction of more recycling bins
WORDS IN WALDEN - March 2013 - How Saffron Walden could develop a reputation
WHAT A LOAD OF COBBLES - March 2013 - On proposals to rip up a cobbled lane in Royston
TEST TOWN - April 2013 - A proposal for the future of Royston
COMMUNITY ASSETS - April 2013 - Three local amenities put on the Community Asset Register
CASH MOB - April 2013 - A novel way to put money into the local economy
TRAINING IT - April 2013 - An everyday story of Railway folk.
NEW BMX TRACK - June 2013 - A new track in Royston
ASHES TO ASHES - October 2012 - Ash die back disease
AT THE HUB OF THINGS - November 2012 - Stansted expansion
HELL'S BELLS?- November 2012 - Baldock's bells silenced
LONG LIVE HORSE POWER - November 2012 - Horses or cars?
THE HERTFORDSHIRE DREAM - December 2012 - Road signs
NAILED ON - December 2012 - The rise of the nail bar
WANDERLUST - January 2013 - An urge to walk.
FIRST STEPS - January 2013 - An urge to walk [2]
MAKING GIANT STRIDES - January 2013 - An urge to walk [3]
FIRST OUTING - January 2013 - Rural Graffiti
NEW BINS FOR OLD - February 2013 - Purple recycling bins
PARK AT YOUR OWN RISK - February 2013 - Rural stations
MONSTERS FROM MARS - February 2013 - Wind farms
POOR OLD CAMBRIDGE - March 2012 - On the the lack of a cathedral
NEW BINS FOR OLD - March 2013 - On the introduction of more recycling bins
WORDS IN WALDEN - March 2013 - How Saffron Walden could develop a reputation
WHAT A LOAD OF COBBLES - March 2013 - On proposals to rip up a cobbled lane in Royston
TEST TOWN - April 2013 - A proposal for the future of Royston
COMMUNITY ASSETS - April 2013 - Three local amenities put on the Community Asset Register
CASH MOB - April 2013 - A novel way to put money into the local economy
TRAINING IT - April 2013 - An everyday story of Railway folk.
NEW BMX TRACK - June 2013 - A new track in Royston