Passionate about words and a stickler for accuracy, I produce smart, engaging, fuss-free copy. I write in an informative, easy-to-digest way, crafting content to suit the audience you are trying to reach.
Able to grasp most subjects, my clients hail from a wide variety of business sectors from technology to retail, marketing to motoring and beyond. I am a columnist for a local paper in Brighton and a freelance reporter with an NCTJ journalism diploma.
I also offer editing and proofreading services, should you have content in need of sharpening up or checking for errors.
See examples of my work below and get in touch to chat through what you would like to achieve with words.
Blog: Waste not want not: Are festivals plaguing our planet?
A post focussing on the mess left behind at the UK’s festivals every summer and what can be done to make change. Written for a client.
Column: Male suicide - I recall Keith Flint smoking one of my cigarettes
My column the week the world lost musician Keith Flint from The Prodigy to suicide, soon after the death of a former Love Island contestant in similar circumstances, highlighting the male suicide statistics in the UK.
Blog: What goes around comes around: The resurgence of vinyl
A look at the rebirth of the vinyl industry and why music lovers have been drawn back to this retro format. Written for a client.
Column: Exercising can really help your mental wellbeing
How taking regular exercise has made a big, positive difference to my mental health.
Column: Four babies who will always be our children
In my most personal column to date, I shared my story of multiple baby loss, a subject still rarely spoken about openly.
Column: Tricky customer I really didn't want to meet
A wry look at one of the less pleasurable aspects of motherhood. WARNING: Do not open if you are eating!
Column: In sad times, your loved ones keep you going
In the run up to the sad loss of my father-in-law, our friends rallied and got us through the darkness.
News Story: Ex-Brighton schoolboy John Volanthen in Thai cave rescue mission
Former Brighton pupil, John Volanthen, led a team of British divers as they helped rescue 12 Thai school children from a cave they had been exploring, which had become dangerously flooded.
Column: I hate camping but it is winning me over
I cannot deny I am a big fan of my creature comforts, but now the mum of a young boy, I have had to embrace the great outdoors and the joys of sleeping under canvas.
News Story: Goats break into Varndean School in Brighton and eat pupils' work
A trio of pygmy goats, who live in the grounds of a secondary school in Brighton, broke into a classroom and were caught on CCTV eating the students’ work.
News Story: Ian Collard told 13-year-old girl he wanted to rape her
This news story exposing paedophile Ian Collard, was a front page splash and reported on how a vigilante group had lured Collard to a park, where he was arrested by police.
Human Interest: Teen flies to US in race for lifesaving heart surgery
Bradley Harrison, a 16-year-old boy with heart disease, was told by UK doctors he would have to be “too sick to get out of bed” before he could be put on the heart and lung transplant list, so his mother flew him to the States for a lifesaving procedure.
News Story: Horror as kitten shot with air rifle
A family were left “devastated, shocked and appalled” at the discovery their kitten had been shot and injured with an air rifle near their home.
Human Interest: A mountain to climb for little girl
Kyla, a seven-year-old girl with a rare condition which means one of her legs is not fully formed, needs an operation to help her live a more fulfilling life. Her family is raising £58,000 to send her to Israel for the procedure.
Feature: Manju, 81, is the newest Spice Girl in town
An interview with Manju Patel, who, at 81 years old, has just opened her first Indian street food restaurant in Brighton.
Web: Snowdogs - where are they now?
An online story written for a local hospice charity about a fundraising art installation previously located around Brighton, tracking the the pieces as they moved to their new forever homes.
Feature: Is riding a bike really just like riding a bike?
At the age of 42, I decided it was time to reacquaint myself with a push bike after a 30 year hiatus. This feature follows my progress as I get back in the saddle, albeit in a wobbly fashion.
Feature: The transformation of Portland Road
An intimate look at the Portland Road area of Hove, a suburb of the city that has changed almost beyond recognition over the past few decades.