Author: Ken Smith

'A Thoreauvian account of solitary life in the Scottish Highlands . . . delightful' - Kirkus Reviews'Ken Smiths advice for staying alive in incleme...

What are folk desperate for these days? A laugh, we reckon. And fortunately the readers of The Herald newspaper agree, as over the past year they h...

Ken Smith (1938-2003) was a major voice in world poetry, his work and example inspiring a whole generation of younger British poets. His politicall...

So what did Scots have to smile about this year? The fallout from Brexit continued, snap elections ensued, and were all still thoroughly bemused as...

An annual favourite, The Herald Diary takes a selection of the funniest stories of the year that appear in The Herald's `Diary' column. From the po...

The miners of the North-East, working in the most dangerous of conditions, supplied the coal which fuelled the engines of the Industrial Revolution...

For many years, Newcastle has enjoyed a reputation as a centre for medical excellence. From the pioneering `flying squads that were sent out to hel...

It was the year that saw Rangers Football Club face administration, that saw Greece struggle with teetering debt, that saw Scots wrestle with the i...