Journalism – People

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Carry on screaming

  I meet the roving community of roller coaster enthusiasts who travel the UK and the globe to get their fix from air time, G-force and hanging out upside down in theme parks and funfairs.
Daily Telegraph Saturday magazine

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Battle of the vegetable giants

Growing giant veg is a serious business for the close-knit community that takes part in competitions throughout the UK. I meet the men behind the marrows.
Daily Telegraph Saturday magazine

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Keep it down

Noise annoys! Especially if you have to live with it every day. I spend time with UK’s noise patrols, as we visit loud parties, solve neighbour disputes and discuss the Bristol Hum.
Daily Telegraph Saturday magazine

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How Margate's skinheads grew up

What ever happened to those who dedicated their teenage lives to subcultures? I discover the tearaway diaspora doing very nicely and minding their Ps and Qs.
The Guardian

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Are we dead yet?

Not being a great news reporter, I kept missing out on riots. So the Guardian sent me to take part in one that had been pre-arranged by the locals in Hexham.
The Guardian

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Recycled Subcultures

An exploration of the revival of youth subcultures in the late 1970s and early 1980s, from Teds to mods.
Google Arts and Culture