Gareth Owen
garethowen.bsky.social
Gareth Owen
@garethowen.bsky.social
Former ITV News Correspondent, now Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton.
Still pop up on the telly from time to time as a freelance reporter and producer.
Shropshire Lad and bandwagon-jumping Wrexham fan since 1990.
When you’ve just finished writing a new undergraduate degree course within the deadline, and just in time to give full concentration to the Marches Derby tomorrow night!
January 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My teenage daughter was asked to sum up my taste in music.

Her answer;

1) Sad songs

2) Songs about Wales

3) Sad songs about Wales.

Not a million miles away to be fair!
November 29, 2024 at 10:18 PM
This is sad..

If you've ever watched Christmas TV, you'll have seen this; Scrooge's grave from the 80's Christmas Carol movie, filmed in Shrewsbury

The crew left it on location at St Chads where it's been visited by tourists for 40 years.

Until now

Inexplicably destroyed .. apparently by vandals
Some decided to damage Scrooge's Gravestone in St Chad's. Quite disappointing that someone felt it fun to damage something that has been there for 40 years and has become a quirky tourist attraction.

It has been reported to the police. If anyone witnessed whoever did it can you get in touch.
November 24, 2024 at 10:54 PM