Archive for tag: uk

Up above, and down below

11 March, 2010 (02:12) | Photography | By: Shepy

A friend and I headed down to see the Weegee exhibition (which is good, if somewhat small) currently on at Saltburn, and afterwards headed down to the pier to snap a few shots. Only really happy with two of them, so here they are (click to enlarge).

Cheers for looking
~Shepy

Urbex: St Mary’s Asylum

8 March, 2010 (21:31) | Photography, Urbex | By: Shepy

This is a site I’ve explored many times, probably one of the sites I have explored the most in fact, but yet it still manages to throw up new things when you go off the beaten track a little bit.  After seeing a pic by a friend of something I hadnt seen, i decided to [...]

Lets talk about science… carefully.

11 February, 2010 (12:49) | Rant, newcastle, news | By: Shepy

As some of you may or may not be aware Richard Dawkins, the popular science author, spoke at the Lib Dem conference in September about the blight of the UK libel laws stifling the international scientific community.
Dawkins explained how many companies are using the draconian libel laws to silence, financially cripple and ultimately hinder any [...]

Fog on the Tyne

10 November, 2009 (02:00) | Photography, newcastle | By: Shepy

Looking out the window tonight I could barely see the other side of the street as a thick fog had descended. As I live right on the banks of the Tyne I couldn’t resist doing a few shots of the well known of “Fog on the Tyne”.  Click images to enlarge.

Comments and suggestions welcome [...]

Stop The War Protest

25 October, 2009 (23:13) | Photography, news | By: Shepy

October 24th 2009 was set to be the date for the ‘Stop The War’ protest, a demonstration march against the ongoing war in Afghanistan. The top 10 reasons for protesting, as quoted by the Stop The War website were:

The death rate is rising on both sides
The number of British troops who have died is now [...]

Nocturnal wandering with the camera

24 September, 2009 (02:15) | Photography, newcastle | By: Shepy

Decided to head out with Paul for another few shots around Newcastle by night again this evening, here are a few of the shots from the night (click to enlarge)

As ever, comments and suggestions welcome.
~Shepy

Around the world in 80 tweets

2 February, 2009 (14:47) | Humour, Travel, news | By: Shepy

A fellow Geordie and twitter user has decided to take on quite a task in the aid of charity, namely to travel around the world (or at least as far as he can manage) using twitter to help him along.
On the 1st of March Paul will leave his home in Newcastle and head out into [...]

UK Healthcare Update

10 July, 2008 (09:47) | Rant | By: Shepy

An update to my last post regarding the UK healthcare industry being pathetic.
I got up this morning an hour early and called the doctors to make an appointment, went along to that appointment wasting both the doctor’s and my time, where without qualm the doctor wrote me a prescription for the codeine linctus after I [...]

UK Health Industry Is Pathetic

9 July, 2008 (17:21) | Rant | By: Shepy

I have had a persistent cough for a couple of months now, and it can really be quite serious at times. I have been known to cough myself to the point where I pass unconscious and even had minor seizures from coughing so much.
I have been to the doctor several times regarding this, and [...]