I would urge anyone with a social conscience to get a copy of Refugee Tales III (Comma Press) as quickly as possible. If you are proud to be British and believe our stance on human rights is the envy of the world – you need to buy a copy post-haste too. It’s so easy in … Continue reading Review: Refugee Tales III (Comma Press) →

There are a number of famous (or infamous) pub crawls to be enjoyed around our beautiful island. Here in the north, we can even jump on a train and venture from Yorkshire into Lancashire, (or the other way around – if you prefer) on the Transpennine Real Ale Trail. If you’re a Cambridge undergraduate with … Continue reading An Otley Run – A Verse Novella. Joe Williams →

In September 1939, as Britain and her allies stood square in the face of Nazi Germany – Austin Byrne, a 17-year-old Warp Twister at Drummonds Mill in Bradford, received some advice from his father: “Don’t you go. Don’t you go!” Austin was anxious to join the Royal Navy and ‘do his bit’, but to save … Continue reading Heart of Oak – Austin Byrne RN →

They don’t hide their light under a bushel in Harrogate, but then again - why would you, when you’re about to host what has been described as ‘One of the UK’s best literary festivals’? This weekend, from the 18th to the 21st of October, the town rolls out the red carpet for a ‘library’ of … Continue reading Preview: Raworths Literature Festival →

In April 1918, as the ‘Great War’ thankfully drew towards its end, the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service amalgamated to form the Royal Air Force. The idea of flight and its usefulness in combat, was still in doubt in certain quarters, but a small number of incredibly brave young men had … Continue reading RAF Veteran Len Parry →