By Diane Wailes
They say you should try everything once, which is how I found myself at Blind Tiger Tattoo Studio one chilly Sunday morning, ready to “get inked.”
Blind Tiger...
A rather strange article appeared in ‘The Port of Tyne Pilot’ newspaper in July 1840, tucked away between the shipping news and the births, deaths & marriages. The story...
By Diane Wailes
Lena Margaret Ashwell (née Pocock) had a rather unusual start in life. Her father was Commander of HMS Wellesley, an old gun ship which was anchored at...
By Diane Wailes
Imagine being sent away from your home as a child. Away from your family, to a strange country where you don’t speak the language. That’s what happened...