Joe is assistant editor of the Press and Journal and Evening Express and particularly enjoys his responsibility for fostering and maintaining good relations with readers. He cut his teeth as a news journalist on a busy weekly newspaper in London before starting a two-decade spell reporting on politics, first in town halls and then for 16 years with the Press Association at Westminster, latterly as chief political correspondent. A keen hiker despite being registered blind, he moved to the north-east in 2016 to join Aberdeen Journals and has taken full advantage of having the coast and the Cairngorms on his doorstep. He's not as funny as he thinks he is, so bear with him...
Familiarity breeds content – why the personal link with GPs is vital to the nation’s health
November 9, 2018
Fighting the past: why the lessons of Windrush must be applied in armed forces recruitment drive
November 9, 2018
The future is up there: is Aberdeen the place to test armies of house-building drones?
November 8, 2018
Armistice centenary: Would you be willing to do what so many did 100 years ago this month?
November 6, 2018
On Wednesday I will wear white – because I care and because I can
November 5, 2018
Broad street project is a diamond – but the traffic rules are crazy
November 5, 2018
The tax gap: can the SNP find a way to stop themselves falling into it?
November 2, 2018
The Chancellor is no Santa, but can Derek Mackay show us he’s not The Grinch?
November 2, 2018
Do you know a secret saint who deserves a special thank you today?
November 1, 2018
Mountains of litter: why do some walkers treat our beautiful landscape as a giant bin?
October 31, 2018
Lockerbie: Three decades on but still a tragic lack of justice
October 30, 2018
AWPR: is it too much to ask that someone tells us when it will finally be open?
October 26, 2018
A pregnant pause, a deep breath and a desperate hope for a better politics
October 26, 2018
Nationalism: There’s nothing all that splendid about isolation
October 24, 2018
We must tell rural kids: ‘You can be a doctor’
October 23, 2018
I can ignore the Brexit elephant no longer
October 22, 2018
Modern manners and the selfish society
September 26, 2018
Church of Scotland Moderator says ‘coddling’ youth has fuelled feelings of despair
September 11, 2018
Rt Rev Susan Brown: A painful lesson – from which we learn most
September 11, 2018
Make a friend… You might even save a life
September 6, 2018
Piper Alpha: Dad survived but his struggle never stopped
July 2, 2018
Evelyn Glennie and Paul Mealor slate “short-sighted” music tuition dispute
February 16, 2018
Rare Aberdeen photograph could net £3,000 at auction
February 3, 2018
Salmon fishing season launches with optimism on the Dee today
February 2, 2018