Ben Ashby

Kentucky

Founder and Editor-in-Chief at FOLK magazine

Photographer at Freelance

Articles

Inside United | May 2025 edition is on sale now | Manchester United

1 week ago | manutd.com | Ben Ashby

Skip to Main NavigationSkip to contentFifteen players from the team – who are riding high in the Women’s Super League and booked their place in a third successive FA Cup final at the weekend – appear on a special extended front cover, while inside the issue there is a big feature on United Women’s campaign so far and exciting finale to come.
Stamp Duty deadline drives a record month for Waldrons Conveyancing Team

2 weeks ago | expressandstar.com | Ben Ashby

March 2025 was a month to remember for Waldrons Solicitors as the firm’s conveyancing team delivered an exceptional performance during one of the busiest periods the property market has seen in recent years. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Now that keys have been exchanged and all but a few boxes have been unpacked, we can take a moment to reflect upon the month and the extraordinary efforts of everyone involved in making it happen.
A Warm Quilt Wrapped Around — an essay — folk

3 weeks ago | folklifestyle.com | Ben Ashby

When we stayed with them, my sisters and I would stay in a bedroom next to the kitchen. Back then, we were small enough to all sleep in the same bed. All of us would bundle up in that bed with at least three or four heavy homemade quilts, with no sheets at all. I remember long before daylight, my grandfather starting a fire in the wood stove in the kitchen, snow outside and frost on the inside of the kitchen windows and us in the bed, warm as toast.
Dudley trio of solicitors awarded ‘Gold Standard’ accreditation

3 weeks ago | expressandstar.com | Ben Ashby

Dawn Cash, Jessica Bird and Tasbiah Shoaib of Waldrons Solicitors in the Private Client Team have been recognised with national accreditation for their expertise in legal support for older and vulnerable clients, their families and carers.
A Note with a View: History of Travel Postcards — folk

3 weeks ago | folklifestyle.com | Ben Ashby

Postcards are a wonderful peek back at places and spaces as they were seen and experienced at the time they were marketed to tourists. They can be dated by the fonts used on them to herald their point of interest or celebrated locale, as well as by the automobiles that might appear in the image, or the fashions on the folks caught in the freeze ray of the camera lens.
Bruno Fernandes turning the tables on keepers with penalties

1 month ago | manutd.com | Ben Ashby

While much has been made of the fact the men between the sticks closely study the takers, down to the minute detail of their previous preferences, our skipper told the latest edition of the official club magazine that he takes time to analyse the goalkeepers and how they act during spot-kicks. Fernandes’s two spot-kicks, as part of his hat-trick against Real Sociedad on Thursday night, tighten his grip on a club record that is already his own.
Huge surge in property transactions as buyers rush to beat stamp duty changes

1 month ago | expressandstar.com | Ben Ashby

According to Belinda Hill, Director and Head of Residential Conveyancing at Waldrons Solicitors, the rush to complete transactions before the deadline is already being felt, with conveyancing teams experiencing a significant increase in caseloads as clients seek to finalise purchases while benefiting from the reduced SDLT.
Preserve—Our National Parks — folk

1 month ago | folklifestyle.com | Ben Ashby

Maybe you don’t see it enough, maybe you see it too often and take it for granted. Whatever the case may be, today is the day to pay your respects and toast a drink to our diverse, rich and magnificent country that is The United States and thank our stars there are people willing to continuously fight to protect those locations that make us all go “ooh” on Instagram. These places wouldn’t be around anymore if it wasn’t for them and wasn’t for the National Park Service.
Of the West — Photographer Taylor Dalton — folk

1 month ago | folklifestyle.com | Ben Ashby

Why and when did you first pick up a camera? What inspired the love of photography? and who has inspired you? The summer after I graduated from high school, my older brother took me on a ten day trip to Glacier, Yellowstone, the Tetons and ended with a backpacking trip in the Uintas. My older brother had previously been interested in photography so he knew how to edit photos, even just phone photos.
Waldrons relaunches business services team with new expertise

2 months ago | expressandstar.com | Ben Ashby

The relaunched team offers expert legal support across corporate and commercial law, commercial property, litigation and telecoms. They assist businesses with mergers, acquisitions, contracts and structuring, while also advising landlords and investors on property transactions and leases.