Harrogate Autumn Flower Show

It seems like only weeks ago rather than months since I trekked up the M62 to photograph the Harrogate Spring Flower Show ( spring flower blog ). I returned yesterday to photograph the Autumn event .

Ahead of the publishing of the Independent Hillsborough Panel's findings , I photographed Steve Kelly who lost his brother at Hillsborough and Kenny Derbyshire who was at the ground in 1989 and has been haunted by his memories of the day ever since .

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A book of condolence in memory of Winnie Johnson has been opened at St Chrysostom’s Church in Longsight . Winnie suffered a life of heartache after her son Keith Bennett was killed by Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in 1964. Despite Winnie never giving up hope that it would , Keith's body has not been found .

New York Artists Jeff Stark and Todd Chandler have created a drive in cinema out of scrap cars as part of the Abandon Normal Devices arts festival

The Paralympic flame is sparked on top of Snowdon by Scouts and Lord Coe . The Scouts and Lord Coe set off at dawn to scale the peak . I cheated and got the mountain railway train up . Wi-fi at the cafe at the summit meant it was possible to enjoy a cup of tea and send my pictures out from 3500 feet up .

GCSE exam results at Stretford High School . I resisted the urge to line up a group of bright young things and get them to spontaneously leap with joy into the air .

Staff at TJ Hair and Beauty prepare for the Moss Side Caribbean carnival .