Flaming Nora: Barnsley, Scarborough, Ryhope - Spreading the word one town at a time

Friday, October 24, 2025

Barnsley, Scarborough, Ryhope - Spreading the word one town at a time

As I continue my writing break, I'm making the most of every spare moment before I dive back into the world of fiction after the New Year.

I'll be at Ryhope Community Centre on Tuesday 28 October from 10am to 3pm, as part of Ryhope Heritage Society. There's a free exhibition and film show about Ryhope's past. All welcome, do come if you can. More information here.

On Saturday 25 October at 1pm I'll be at Barnsley Lightbox Library giving a talk on my writing life. It's free, all welcome, do come if you can. All information here.

I was featured in The Scarborough News this week where there was a lovely half-page article about my new ballroom dancing cosy crime Deadly Dancing at the Seaview Hotel along with details of the book launch in town. Read the full article here.

There's still time to enter to win 1 of 5 copes if Jackie magazine - The Best of the 70s. Enter here.

Elsewhere this week I spent a day in Houghton-le-Spring and visited indie bookshop Featherbed Books who are gearing up for Christmas. Do support your local bookshops!

And while in Houghton-le-Spring, I visited the gorgeous revamped library to do some work. As a nice coincidence, on the day I visited, there was free tea and coffee and biscuits too. Result!

I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016 and you can find out all about it here.