Recent Articles:
31 Days of History: A Miner’s Tale
The Agony and The Ecstasy of St Valentine
O&O’s Guide to the Chinese New Year
Role at One&Other:
Writer
Favourite time of year:
High summer.
Favourite travel destination:
Ask me in ten years!
Secret hideout in York:
Is anywhere in York still a secret? There’s a cycle path near my home by Foss Islands where I like to go running, with these fantastic metal art installations all the way along and you hardly see another soul.
Favourite things about living here:
The arts, the entertainment, the fantastic university (of course), the fact that there’s always some new and fascinating festival or event going on.
Best bars:
VJ’s Art Bar and Kennedy’s.
Best insiders tip:
The Lamb & Lion Inn has the best beer garden in the city, with a view through the trees to the Minster.
Icon:
My big sister.
Best view of the city:
My bedroom window – there’s only a sliver of scaffolding-clad Minster visible, but it’s still pretty cool.
Favourite shop:
The Yorkshire Pantry.
Best place to eat:
Il Paradiso for authentic Italian, 31 Castlegate for best of British, Mumbai Lounge for heat.
This time next year I will be:
Maybe in the middle of a Masters degree, avoiding growing up.
Top 5 bands:
[Imagine five unheard-of indie bands here so I sound desperately cool]
Favourite era:
1940s.
If I was an animal I would be a:
Cat.
Temporary interloper to York, born and bred by the sea in South Shields – genuine Sand Dancer.
History and Philosophy undergraduate at the University of York, soon to be ex-Editor of York Vision (sob!), aspiring features writer. Like to spend my spare time running, walking, cooking, eating (not necessarily in that order). Big fan of comedy, theatre and cinema, love to write about health, beauty, interiors and food.
Best moment of my life so far has been receiving an award from Guardian Editor, Alan Rusbridger. Hoping to bump that down to second place in 2012.
