Local Democracy reporter at the Yorkshire Evening Post and Yorkshire Post, covering news from Leeds City Council. Previously, he worked as the Bradford political reporter for BBC Radio Leeds and the Politics Show Yorkshire and Humber. He is a former news reporter on The Wharf newspaper in east London, covering everything from sport, to property, to hard news.

He completed BA (Hons) in English Literature and Creative Writing at The University of Salford, and received PD Diploma in Journalism from Leeds Trinity University College.