David Atkinson

Journalist * Content Writer * Editor

United Kingdom

Creative * Loyal * Professional

I am an independent media professional, based Chester, UK, with over 20 years of experience of working as a jobbing writer for newspapers, magazines and online media.
I know what makes a good story, can always spot a new angle and understand how human interest is key to storytelling. My specialist area of writing are travel, tourism, family, education and men’s issues.
I will deliver clean, accurate copy to deadline and include original quotes from named expert sources. I can work with you for editorial, content, copywriting, guest posts and media training.
Read more at www.atkinsondavid.com.
Contact me [email protected]; 07974 390436.

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The Telegraph
08/21/2020
The old-fashioned seaside town that's suddenly back in vogue

I used to come to Llandudno for childhood holidays in the Seventies. Think Formica tables, push-penny games on the pier and guesthouse landladies in floral pinnies. I recently returned with my own children, joining the staycation stampede from the North West after our original holiday plans were filed under 2021.

Mail Online
05/29/2020
Handshakes and hugs are out - so what's the new global etiquette?

Handshakes and hugs were stopped when the coronavirus pandemic took hold But there are alternative greetings - and not only the 'Wuhan shake' foot-tap There's the Thai Wai, the Hawaiian shaka sign as well as the formal Japanese bow Here's how to help people impacted by Covid-19 Arriving at the Prince's Trust Awards in March, Prince Charles was about to go in for a handshake when, mindful of social-distancing rules, he quickly changed tack.

The Sun
04/25/2020
Setting of '60s TV show The Prisoner, Portmeirion is like a fairytale

MOST famous as the setting for cult Sixties TV series The Prisoner, Welsh resort Portmeirion is like something out of a fairytale. Built in the style of an Italian village, its quirky buildings and woodland walks have also served as a location for TV show Cold Feet and been a favourite escape for stars including The Beatles.

The Telegraph
09/10/2019
Is this Britain's sweetest town?

You can eat your own body weight in harvest produce at the various food festivals staged across the UK this autumn. British Food Fortnight ( lovebritishfood.co.uk) kicks off on September 17, but it's Conwy in North Wales which lays claim to one of the most coveted titles - Britain's oldest harvest festival (according to them, anyway).

inews.co.uk
09/20/2019
John Lennon's childhood haven Strawberry Field reopens for the public

It has been a site of pilgrimage for more than 70 years, with Beatles fans rallying to the leafy south Liverpool suburb of Woolton to stand outside the red, graffiti-scrawled gates that lead to Strawberry Field. Last weekend, those famous red gates finally reopened after almost a decade-and-a-half, allowing visitors to explore the place John Lennon treasured as his childhood refuge.

The Independent
06/13/2018
Why a visit to Nimes should definitely be on your bucket list this summer

With a landmark new museum just opened and a decision about a Unesco World Heritage listing pending for July, the Provencal city of Nimes is in the spotlight. The Nimes Festival, a summer jamboree of cultural events, is already under way across the cobblestoned old town.

Wanderlust
10/26/2011
Croatia's 1,244 Dalmatian Islands

It was my turn to do the washing up. "Just throw the leftovers to the fish," said Senko Karuza, who had just prepared a slow-cooked feast of smoked fish soup followed by black-eel stew and fresh polenta. "After all," he smiled. "It's organic."

the Guardian
08/16/2014
Noatalgia trip: a 'family' reunion in Moldova

It was the summer of 1993. I left behind undergraduate life at Leeds University to teach English in a country most people had never heard of, and to live with a family I had never met. In Chisinau, capital of Moldova, the air was heavy with the smell of wild flowers and debate over the perestroika reforms unfolding before my eyes.