Scotland

Edinburgh not for the world cup

February 6, 2016TravelEdinburgh, Scotland, Train, Wendy ShearerMatt Shearer

What a great place – Edinburgh! We accidentally planned our trip during the Rugby World Cup. The locals warned us that the place went mad and that everywhere got rammed….

#newsHACK II – Dublin & Glasgow, May 2014

June 24, 2014Achievements, BBC Connected Studio, BBC News Labs, Collaboration Work, News Organisations, Rapid Prototyping#newsHACK, Bertrand Pecquerie, Dublin, Evangeline de Bourgoing, Financial Times, Glasgow, Global Editors Network, Hackathon, Innovation, Ireland, James Murphy, Laure Nouraout, Miles Bernie, Peter Rippon, Scotland, SKY NEWS, The TimesMatt Shearer

In a frantic year of News Labs’ activity & growth, I have neglected to cover off the great #newsHACK 2 event we held on May 1st & 2nd this year – about 8 weeks ago!

Trip to the Highlands by Overnight Train

October 31, 2013TravelHighlands, Scotland, Train, Wendy ShearerMatt Shearer

Wendy and I just had an amazing break to the Highlands, taking the overnight train from Euston. Definitely recommend it.