Larry Neild in his June 1, 2014 City Talk (105.9FM) program about Liverpool Politics used several recordings from my May 23, 2014 coverage of the Liverpool City Council local election count. This excerpt of his program includes interviews I d

Documentary: Living well with dementia - a personal journey

May 29th, 2014 25m 24s

This is a radio documentary that I produced for dementia awareness week in May 2014. It was the final assignment for a Diploma in Radio Journalism.My Mother Audrey (shown in a 2009 photo in Malta) had Alzheimer's disease, a form of dementia,

Raising Dementia Awareness on Merseyside

May 19th, 2014 7m 38s

At the start of Dementia Awareness Week, I was a guest on Radio Merseyside's Daybreak show on May 18, 2014 presented by Helen Jones.I talked about my late mother, Audrey who had Alzheimer's disease and some of the innovations in dementia care

Challenges facing new Bishop of Liverpool

May 19th, 2014 1m 45s

A new Bishop of Liverpool has been announced. I had the privilege to do a short interview with the Bishop-Designate, the Rt Rev Paul Bayes.I also spoke with the Dean of Liverpool Cathedral, the Very Rev Dr Pete Wilcox about some of the challe

Report on Liverpool Waterfront Visitor Economy

May 9th, 2014 8m 53s

Liverpool is one of the UK’s best tourist destinations.In Tripadviser’s Travellers’ Choice awards… the city recently came in fourth… behind London, Edinburgh and Torquay.What used to be called tourism is now referred to as ‘the visitor econ

Can Liverpool become a global biomedical hub?

Apr 18th, 2014 6m 39s

For the April 17, 2014 edition of NBS Tonight, the weekly internet radio show from students at the National Broadcasting School, I took a look at the state of biomedical innovation in Liverpool.Growth of the life sciences sector is key to bui

Liverpool Airport Fire Service

Apr 11th, 2014 3m 20s

The @NBSUK course recently spent a day at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.Simon Woodward, Emergency Response Service Manager and the man in charge of the airport's fire service describes what it's like to be an airport firefighter.This piece

NBS TONIGHT Grand National Special

Apr 5th, 2014 27m 23s

April 4, 2014 edition of NBS Tonight, produced by students on the National Broadcasting School's Diploma in Radio Journalism. This week's theme was Ladies' Day and the Grand National at the Aintree Races.This was first broadcast on NBS Live

2014 Grand National Ladies' Day Hats

Apr 3rd, 2014 2m 58s

What makes a great hat for ladies' day at the Grand National Aintree races? I went to Felicity Hat Hire on Queens Drive at the Rocket Junction in Liverpool to find out.This report was produced for the April 4th NBS Tonight student news show

2014 Artistic Gymnastics British Championship

Mar 28th, 2014 2m 36s

The 2014 British Artistic Gymnastics Championship is being held in Liverpool this weekend at the EchoArena.I spoke with Team GB member and local gymnast Rebecca Tunney (@Rebecca_Tunney) and Tim Peake from British Gymnastics.This report was

Why do we have British Summer Time?

Mar 28th, 2014 2m 38s

It certainly doesn’t feel like summer but British Summer Time (BST) starts this weekend. Clocks move forward at 1am on Sunday morning, so watch out if you have travel plans.I spoke to Louise Devoy, Curator of the Royal Observatory Greenwich

Liverpool Council Vision for Cycling

Mar 28th, 2014 2m 27s

Following the launch of Liverpool's new public bike hire scheme, City Bike, I was interested in following up on the city's vision for cycling.Councillor Tim Moore, Cabinet Member for Transport and Climate Change on Liverpool City Council kind

Chris Boardman launches City Bike in Liverpool

Mar 25th, 2014 1m 1s

Earlier this morning I had the privilege to talk to Wirral cycling legend Chris Boardman who was in Liverpool to launch the new shared bike rental scheme, called City Bike.Here's an excerpt of my interview in which Chris discusses what he ho

Modernization of St Johns Market

Mar 24th, 2014 1m

After a mid-morning editorial meeting we were given a reporting assignment and asked to produce a 1 minute package by 5pm. My topic was the proposed £2 million modernization of St John's Market by Liverpool City Council. In recent years the m

Liverpool Airport mentioned in 2014 Budget

Mar 21st, 2014 3m 29s

Liverpool airport received a boost in this week’s budget. Chancellor George Osborne announced the government would support new routes from regional airports and specifically mentioned Liverpool.I went to John Lennon airport to find out more

What impact will a reduction in bingo tax have?

Mar 21st, 2014 2m

NBS Live Budget Special: There's been a lot of talk this week about the reduction in bingo tax. The bingo industry has been lobbying for help for some time.So they were pleased when the Chancellor halved the tax paid on bingo profits, but w

In Harmony Liverpool 5 year Anniversary Concert

Mar 19th, 2014 1m 53s

This week we had a birthday mention for a program that helps inner city kids play with a world class orchestra.It's the fifth anniversary of the West Everton Children's Orchestra which is taught by musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharm

Why are pubs closing in Liverpool?

Mar 14th, 2014 1m 58s

Pub closures in England are at an all-time high. Liverpool has almost 500 public houses employing more than 6,000 people.In many areas of the City they’re seen as community hubs, and generate a strong sense of loyalty.But why are pubs closi

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