Deputy editor & arts ed at the Herald on Bard's home turf... To business that we love we rise betimes, and go to’t with delight. (Pretentious, moi?)

Stratford Upon Avon
Joined February 2009
Cute puppies and, er, not-so-cute politicians take the cover of Thursday's @HeraldNewspaper as we ask what is happening at the county council since Reform's election win. On sale tomorrow or subscribe online.
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Thanks to #Banbury MP @SEANLWOODCOCK for meeting with me & @annawagstaff of @OxfordNUJ & Roseanne Edwards @banburynews to hear our & @NUJOfficial's concerns how pressures on local #newspapers are a problem for local #democracy oxfordnuj.wordpress.com/2025…
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What an absolute disgrace these 'awards' are - out of 21 winners just four are female - same as previous years, with some blokes winning year in and year out. @journalism_news @WeAreOpenreach @PostcodeLottery @iancarterIM
And that's a wrap on the Regional Press Awards 2025! Congratulations to all our shortlisted, highly commended and winning entrants! 🎉 We hope you've enjoyed celebrating the best in regional press with us today! Interested in joining us for 2026? You can register your interest here ➡️ bit.ly/4ipfmdh
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When was the last time you enjoyed Shakespeare really alive, true to the text yet as if made up on the spot in response to unfolding, unpredictable circumstance? Exactly! This isn’t just acting, this is nigh-on being. Brilliant... Five-star Hamlet @theRSC stratford-herald.com/news/sa…
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