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Sandra Dick

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  • Freelance News and Features Journalist, Freelance
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling
As seen in: Daily Mail, Golfweek, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News UK, The Glasgow Wrap, The Times, Buchan Observer, Deeside Piper, Donside Piper and Herald, Edinburgh Evening News and
Covers:  Scottish news, human interest, features, family life, parenting, health, social media, society, entertainment.
Doesn't Cover: Happy to look at all ideas/pitches.
Freelance journalist and writer. Regular contributor to @heraldscotland. Send stories, DMs open. authory.com/SandraDick muckrack.com/sandradick

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I've been a news and features journalist for more than 30 years, working with daily and regional newspapers.
I've worked as reporter, features specialist, news editor, features editor and sports editor. I've worked on stories as diverse as the death of Princess Diana, the Dunblane shootings, celebrity interviews, sport, human interest tearjerkers and crime backgrounders.
I was chief writer at the Edinburgh Evening News until April 2015 when I opted to move into freelancing. Since then I've wri…

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Rock stars: the family who built Scotland's great lighthouses

Rock stars: the family who built Scotland's great lighthouses

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Scots village could become site of £200m gold mine

Scots village could become site of £200m gold mine

It is a small village that clings to the banks of Loch Fyne, sheltered from the roar of the passing traffic o…

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Surge in help for children caught up in Chernobyl

Surge in help for children caught up in Chernobyl

IT was a TVseries that brought to life the horrific events of more than 30 years ago. But the programme that …

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Saving giant anteaters from becoming road kill with help of Scots zoologists

Saving giant anteaters from becoming road kill with help of Scots zoologists

When a thundering truck pelting down one of Brazil's highways meets a sluggish giant anteater casually prowli…

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Reversing march of time with horology

Reversing march of time with horology

They were once a feature of many high streets, little workshops usually occupied by a lone chap with a steady…

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Scotland: ‘Poo bags are big part of our lives’ Urban farms thrive despite ‘disruption’

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By Sandra Dick Verified
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Dog poo and unruly pets – perhaps less of a problem for a rural farmer – are just part of a string of incidents that has highlighted the gulf between farms, nature and the harsh realities of food production and urban life. ON Edinburgh’s urban farm, where the fields stretch from the edges of a “Trainspotting” housing estate to the shores of the Firth of Forth, it’s not only the rare variety of wheat and allotment veg that are thriving.
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Scotland: ‘Poo bags are big part of our lives’ Urban farms thrive despite ‘disruption’

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By Sandra Dick Verified, Michael Levenston Verified
| City Farmer News
Dog poo and unruly pets – perhaps less of a problem for a rural farmer – are just part of a string of incidents that has highlighted the gulf between farms, nature and the harsh realities of food production and urban life. By Sandra Dick, The Herald Press Reader 14 Jun 2026 Excerpt: ON Edinburgh’s urban farm, where the fields stretch from the edges of a “Trainspotting” housing estate to the shores of the Firth of Forth, it’s not only the rare variety of wheat and allotment veg that are thriving.
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Forecast for rain: new exhibition will put Scotland's wet weather under the spotlight

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By Sandra Dick Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
It helps the grass grow, provides the key ingredient for our national drink and is a frequent – but perhaps not the most welcome - accompaniment to many a summer’s day out. Now Scotland’s love-hate relationship with rain is to become the focus of a major exhibition which aims to explore its impact across many facets of Scottish life, from agriculture and whisky, to fashion, culture and identity.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter at the Dunfermline Press.

How is social media changing news?

Exciting when it's from verified trusted sources, in real-time.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email sandradickmedia@gmail.com

Awards

Scottish Press Awards

2014 - Features Writer of the Year

Shortlisted Features Writer of the Year 2014 Scottish Press Awards.

Scottish Press Awards

2020 - Nicola Barry Award - Runner up

Women in Journalism award

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