Neil Drysdale
Chief News Feature Writer at The Press and Journal
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1 week ago |
original106.co.uk | Neil Drysdale
Iain Hutton always knew that his beloved uncle Robert had been incarcerated in a prison camp for most of the Second World War. But he had little idea of the privations which the Newburgh-based farmer endured after being captured by the Germans at St Valery-en-Caux in France.
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1 week ago |
original106.co.uk | Neil Drysdale
Sometimes, it was two old Dons supporters standing in a bar, chewing the fat like Jack and Victor from Still Game. On other occasions, it was a striking artwork of a sheep on fire or a postcard full of praise for the Aberdeen players who took Europe by storm in the 1980s. Thanks to his many different drawings and cartoons, Gordon Reid, who died on Monday at the age of 76, was part of the cultural link between the Pittodrie club and its legions of fans.
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2 weeks ago |
original106.co.uk | Neil Drysdale
When thousands of passengers from the cruise ship Costa Favolosa were recently stranded in Lerwick after a reported viral sickness onboard, many locals were concerned. Author Donald S Murray, originally from the Western Isles but now based in Shetland, was one of them. Mr Murray said: “This incident affected residents in Shetland, who observed their visitors displaying the severity of the virus’ effect in their villages and streets.
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1 month ago |
pressandjournal.co.uk | Neil Drysdale
Neil Simpson has never forgotten the emotions which enveloped him after he won his first Scottish Cup title with Aberdeen in 1982. When the final whistle sounded, he burst into tears of joy and relief as he and his teammates celebrated their 4-1 victory over Rangers at Hampden Park. As he told me: “It was what I had dreamt about as a kid in Newmachar, creating my own TV commentaries in my garden – and there I was at just 20 and it had come true.
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1 month ago |
pressandjournal.co.uk | Neil Drysdale
He was one of the talented individuals whose labours helped bring a ruined Scottish castle in the Highlands back to life. And now, the story of how Paul Mowbray was involved in the restoration of the 16th century Fairburn Tower is the subject of a new TV documentary.
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