BBC Inside Out North West

I'm now going to be at BBC Inside Out North West on a fixed-term contract until 9 March 2012 [Update:] 15 June 2012 working on a range of stories for the current and forthcoming series. If you have any ideas or stories that might be suitable for Inside Out, please get in touch with me at the usual email address.

My capacity for other freelance commissions is likely to be reduced for the moment but I will still be aiming to continue with selected projects where possible.

The Independent travel feature on Chandigarh

Independent travel feature: Chandigarh: India's modernist marvel

I've had a travel feature on the Indian city of Chandigarh published in The Independent this week. It also includes a large selection of my photos.

It focuses on the modernist architecture of the city, which was masterplanned by Le Corbusier in the 1950s. You can read Chandigarh: India's modernist marvel online here.

At the BBC

For the remainder of August and the first part of September I will be working at the BBC in Manchester, doing journalistic things for Inside Out North West, which is back on telly in October. I'm continuing to work on other writing projects and I'm happy to take commissions with deadlines of mid-September or later.

UPDATE: I'm now at the BBC until 7 October.

UPDATE 2: Make that 11 November.

The Times Business Insight

The Times has launched a new section about business in the North of England and I was asked to write a piece on commercial property. The next issue is published in September.

August 2011

I've just completed some film work for the launch of think tank IPPR North's Northern Economic Futures Commission, which you can see below.

I'm also working on several features for Estates Gazette, including a feature on the effect of the CAP on land prices (deadline 25 July), a piece on retail leases (deadline 10 August) and one on rail freight distribution (deadline 15 August). I'm also writing a Manchester office round-up for North West Business Insider (deadline 19 Aug). Contact me on all, some, none or fewer if you feel you have something necessary to contribute.