Crime reporter with the Carlisle-based News & Star and Cumberland News at the time of the Inquiry. Reported a good working relationship on a daily basis with police. No hospitality beyond coffee was offered or expected. He told the Inquiry that it was right that police should be available to the press and not hidden away because of some bad practices by a few national reporters.
Associate Editor, Cumbrian Newspapers, Carlisle, at the time of the Inquiry. Responsible for reporting and writing for the daily tabloid News & Star and The Cumberland News. Told the Inquiry that relations with the police were straightforwardly courteous and formal.
