Ian is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Carlisle, covering council meetings, planning applications and politics acorss the Cumberland Council area of north and west Cumbria. Ian is an NCTJ-trained reporter and is qualified both as a senior photojournalist and senior reporter with more than 30 years of experience in the media industry. During this time he has worked for a number of publications across the north of England and the Highlands of Scotland covering a wide range of assignments including the war in Afghanistan. In his spare time he enjoys working on various photo projects and photographing bands at gigs in the city.