Every week when I write this at five minutes to midnight (well, 3pm, which is our official print deadline on a Thursday) I’m pleasantly surprised that we’ve got there yet again, as it’s always a race to the finish. It’s exciting and nerve-wracking all in one… and you...

It’s only February, and I don’t know about you, but I already feel like I need a holiday! It’s very nearly two years since we went on our last break abroad, to Tenerife, for a welcome week in the sun. As I remember it, the coronavirus was most definitely a thing in...

Finally, we’re heading out of January. I’m not quite sure what the poet TS Eliot was on about when he said April was the cruellest month. January is grim, it’s cold, your money’s run out, there’s hardly anything going on… give me the green shoots and warmer sunshine –...

I WROTE this on what was a momentous day for Hull City fans. We went to press just as it was at last officially confirmed that the 11-year reign of the Allams was over. Honestly, as I wrote on Twitter that morning, I’ve not been this excited since the first bin day...

Covid has hit the Gazette office again this week. This time, Debra has come down with it – she’s a bit under the weather but on the mend, thankfully. All of us here wish her well and hope she’s back with us soon! Zoe, who, as I’m sure you know, spent 10 days in...

I said it last week, so I’ll say it again – happy new year! It doesn’t seem five minutes since I was sitting here writing these notes, and indeed we did go to press a day late last week owing to the Christmas break. But all’s back to normal now. Alas, no more lounging...