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...
Everything you need to know about On The Rocks whisky festival
May 11, 2017
Read some of the more critical findings in the ARI hygiene report
May 9, 2017
REVEALED: The catalogue of hygiene failures that stopped cold food prep at ARI for six months
May 9, 2017
Local Elections 2017: Rise in turnout defies experts’ gloom
May 6, 2017
What went wrong for Willie Young? …A few reasons why he lost his council seat
May 5, 2017
Town house balance of power up for grabs as voters go to the polls
May 3, 2017
Sturgeon predicts what finished General Election artwork will look like…
May 3, 2017
No money from Holyrood to combat “rape clause” in Scotland
May 3, 2017
Only “tiny proportion” of emergency calls are being mishandled claims Sturgeon
May 3, 2017
Support worker discussed pornography and sex acts with vulnerable care home resident
May 3, 2017
Sturgeon: “No confusion” over the SNP’s fishing policy
May 3, 2017
Meet the three men planning to swim 21 miles in Outer Hebrides
May 2, 2017
Assessor: I’m not expecting a rush of appeals against business rates
April 28, 2017
Prof Michael Keating: Council elections will be fought on national rather than local issues
April 19, 2017
Speeding driver crashed into retired farmer head on after trying to catch up with friend’s car
April 19, 2017
167-year-old letter by Gordon Highlander reveals life in the regiment
April 17, 2017
Fish firms join forces to battle business rate hike
April 14, 2017
Government urged to use share of £7m business rate “bonus” to fund relief for hike-hit firms
April 14, 2017
Otter spotting on Shetland comes out on top in global wildlife experiences list
April 8, 2017
Campaigners gain MP’s backing in fight against dental surgery closure
April 6, 2017
VIDEO: Stunt cyclist Danny MacAskill battles “force 10 hooly” in latest mountain ride
April 5, 2017
This “Tinhouse” has been shortlisted for the country’s most prestigious architecture award
March 30, 2017
Father of missing RAF airman sold his son’s beloved Harley to pay for searches
March 29, 2017
Families to be told results of investigation into fishing disaster
March 27, 2017