I was 14 when Motörhead stormed into my life. It was Friday, 24th October 1980, at Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. The band had just released Ace of Spades, and my teenage world was about to be shattered by sheer noise, fury, and adrenaline. Hair long and dark, patchouli clinging to my […]
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A Disappointing Visit to Amerton Farm After a fantastic morning at the Trentham Monkey Forest, I thought it would be a nice idea to take Oscar to Amerton Farm to finish off the day before heading back home. Having so many fond memories of this place over the last 20 […]
A Spare Afternoon at Trentham Monkey Forest We found ourselves with nothing firmly planned, so we decided to make the most of a free afternoon and head over to the Trentham Monkey Forest in Staffordshire. It’s one of those places we’d mentioned visiting several times but never quite got round […]
Arriving at Penny Hedge We arrived at Penny Hedge on the Saturday morning, dropped the bags in the room, and made a beeline straight for the bar, as you do when you’re finally away for a weekend and the first order of business is to settle in properly. There’s something […]
First Impressions: A Seriously Grand Arrival We checked into the Titanic Mardan Palace on 3rd May 2025, and honestly, the place had already made an impression before we even reached our room. The lobby is one of those grand, over-the-top spaces where you walk in and think, “Okay, this holiday […]
Street photography, to me, is simply about capturing life as it happens. Nothing posed, nothing staged, nothing arranged — just real moments unfolding in front of me. Although the name suggests it must happen on a street, it really includes any public space where people cross paths or where something […]