FREELANCE PUBLISHER

FEATURING A RANGE OF PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ARTICLES, STORIES & LETTERS

This website is primarily dedicated to publishing a body of work that under normal circumstances might not be made available in the public domain and therefore not accessible to those who have an interest in these particular subjects.

Space on this site is also available to other writers who may wish to put their own work within the public domain. If you want to find out more click the link below

These 2 compilation booklets include 32 of the very best articles which featured in various issues of the UK based Bull Terrier Times Magazine which was first published during the mid 1990's.

The featured articles include, a brief history of the American Pitbull Terrier, Alternative Exercising, Breeding Bullish Terriers, etc. If you're interested in finding out more click the link below

Initially undertaken as a personal history project on my home city of Chester, the Notes on a Roman Military Fortress has finally become a 4 booklet history beginning with the pre-Roman settlement that overlooked the River Dee, through to the modern city which exists today. Unlike other books on Chester, this 110,000 word project looks at the city's development and history in relation to wider national events.    

In common with most ancient cities, Chester has played host to a large number of historic figures, who have often played a pivotal role in the development of the city as well as the English nation. From noted Roman Generals through to a deposed English monarch and on to a king who would be executed by his people. Famous individuals include; Henry Bolingbroke, Henry "Hotspur" Percy, the ill-fated monarch Richard II and the highly divisive Charles I.

Following the final military withdrawal of the Roman Legions in 400 AD much of Britain fell victim to raiding pirates and barbarians. For the native people of northwest England, their salvation was said to have come in the form of the Votadini tribe, who were reported to have travelled from the border region of Scotland to defend the area surrounding the former Roman fortress at Chester.

These pages include an A - Z alphabetical listing on some of the worlds most notable dog breeds and offers information on their origins, purpose, club standards as well as their life expectancy. Expect this section to grow as more popular dog breeds are added to the feature

Reported to have been the final city to submit to William the Conqueror in around 1070, for the next 167 years Chester became the headquarters for of a line of 8 related Norman Earls who held Cheshire and much of N. Wales "by the sword" for and on behalf of the English Crown. This 30 page booklet reviews each of these Norman lords, from Walter de Gerbod through to the final Earl John the Scot 

Control of the local populace was successfully employed by both the Roman and Norman conquerors of Britain through the use of military stronghold notably military fortresses and/or castles. The county of Cheshire and the North Wales coastline are both still littered with reminders of these dark & oppressive buildings. This project takes a look at their history and their purpose.

A new line in tawdry tabloid journalism!! We review the Panorama program which looked at dog-fighting, pit bull breeders and breaches of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. This is an informed perspective on the usual myths, half truths which were a feature of this program

Highly publicised Police raids which took place early in 07 as a result of the Ellie Lawrenson tragedy. Here's our open letter to the media and the British public putting the record straight about the so-called fighting dogs which were featured

Maybe you need to have been born in a particular era and be of a certain age to fully appreciate that full extent of the changes that have occurred in Britain over the past 50 years or so. Here's my thoughts on the subject

Are we such a lot of unthinking automatons nowadays that we don’t warrant being challenged by OUR broadcasters and publishers? You could be forgiven for thinking so, given the levels of utter rubbish that gushes  from our televisions and radios

Modern Britain is thought to be a society largely built on success and life for its millions of native citizens has never been better. I would contend that our modern Britain actually reflects a long term and consistent failure to deliver a socially equitable nation

TWO YEARS IN MID WALES

Remembering my time as manager of B & S Motor Spares in the Victorian Spa town of Llandrindod Wells. Although this web page is not about the day-to-day routine of the job itself, it is really about the handful of people that made this particular job and place so memorable for me....

Find the website and email details for your own MP so that you can contact them directly regarding any local or national issue that is affecting your own life. You employ them, so make them accountable for the decisions that they make.

A collection of thumbnail Bull Terrier images, including a number of notable Pits and Irish Staffy's, plus dogs which have been much loved family pets and companions which have since passed away.

VIDEO & PICTURE LINKS

A series of links to video clips and images hosted by social networking web sites like Youtube, Myspace, etc and relating to the various subjects contained within the Freelancer pages, Bulldogs, Chester, Music, North Wales, etc. 

BATTLE FOR ASTON MEAD

Features a series of letters to the local press expressing concerns and objections to the proposed A494 Road widening scheme at Aston in Flintshire. Ultimately, after costing thousands of pounds to the public purse, the road scheme was abandoned.