Meet our new Chief Editor, Anne Brown Born in Wiltshire, I was raised in Essex by Yorkshire parents, went away to school, then teacher training college. This probably explains my accent which no one can quite place! After a few brief spells teaching, interrupted by arrival of three children and moving to Scarborough, Dundee, Cardiff…

Coffee Morning for Readers and Editors The coffee morning held in October at the home of Chairman Mary Grunwell proved to be a great success.  Attendees were able to meet other volunteers whom they had not previously encountered at STN recording sessions and were able to exchange ideas and views in a very pleasant social…

 A big thank you!  Over the summer there have been occasions when volunteers have been unable to carry out their STN commitments. On each occasion, others have stepped into the breach to allow the production of the weekly news to continue. Thank you to everyone for all your efforts in keeping the show on the…

Hi Everyone. My name Is Sylvia Brabbs and I am a relatively new volunteer to Talking News. I am a retiree and amongst various hobbies (reading – I am a member of two reading groups, traveling, cooking) I also like to play bridge. Thus it was that my path crossed with David Henderson, STN Technical Manager. In between bridge games he…

My name is Colin Eastwood, my real job is managing Yorkshire Coast Sight Support (YCSS), something I have done for 9 years. YCSS has supported STN for many years; the STN studio and dispatch office is on our top floor. Luckily for the listener, I don’t do any reading in my West Yorkshire accent, a…

Hello, my name is Martin Walker, also known as Mary Grunwell’s little brother! Having worked in Scarborough in the late 1980s, I made a decision to move back here, from Huddersfield, two and a half years ago, a decision I have not regretted. I now live in Cloughton where my house backs onto the village…

My name is Valerie Bolton and I have lived in the Scarborough area for 22 years. Moving from Harwood Dale to Scalby in 2017 brought me into contact with various friends and groups so in 2018 I made a few inquiries about Talking News. It was received with a great deal of pleasure and I…

Sometime after moving to Scarborough in 2005, I was visiting Scarborough Fair and met Mary Grunwell, totally unaware of the eventual consequences. She asked if I would be interested in becoming a reader for the Talking Newspaper. I had an elderly Aunt whose sight had deteriorated and I knew how much she enjoyed receiving her…

Hello, I’m Chris Herbert, a reader for Talking News. I’ve been a reader for more years than I care to remember. A recorder by the name of Victor Doughty, who was doing some work with my husband, had heard me speak when I was ‘wearing one of my other hats’ and suggested reading for Talking…

I am Martin Johnson and have been a member of the STN Team for 9 years. It was initially suggested by our now Chairman that I might enjoy becoming a Reader and I fell for it! Subsequently, when there was a need for a new Editor, I fell for it again! I have found the…