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Introduction
Welcome to Klockworks, a collection of my writings as a journalist and author. Confessions of an Eco-Shopper, a chronicle of my attempts to live a more environmentally friendly lifestyle, is a new project that will form the basis of a book. The Press Column contains my weekly columns for The Press newspaper in York. Dangerous Love contains interviews about my true-life/crime memoir published by Ebury in 2005. More information about Dangerous Love and my other published works can be found on the Klockworks Website. Thanks for visiting. Enjoy! |
Friday, June 27
How 'ethical' is Primark?
by
Kate Lock
on Fri 27 Jun 2008 02:43 BST
In Confessions of an Eco-Shopper I devote a whole chapter – or ‘Aisle’ as they’re called in the book (it’s structured like a trip around a supermarket) to clothing challenges, including the difficulty of being eco-smart and sartorially stylish on a normal person’s budget. And since a normal person’s budget tends towards Primark jeans at £12 rather than ethical brand Del Forte’s (admittedly lovely) jeans that cost £134, that’s some challenge. more »
Wednesday, June 25
Spring cleaning, unplugged
by
Kate Lock
on Wed 25 Jun 2008 00:49 BST
Making little changes really can make a difference. Here’s an example.
The other day I decided to pull our fridge-freezer out of its corner to clean the coils at the back because when they get covered with dust and fluff they become less efficient and it uses more electricity and so creates more carbon, etc. I also decided to defrost it because having a freezer compartment clogged up with ice increases its energy consumption more »
Tuesday, June 24
The book is finished at last!
by
Kate Lock
on Tue 24 Jun 2008 23:32 BST
I got my last look at the proofs for Eco-Shopper yesterday. A couple of tiny tweaks and that was it, finito. The book’s going to press as I write; no more chances to correct anything or update the content. It’s a relief to finally let go of it, but scary, too. In just over six weeks (7 August, to be exact) it will be out there, no longer my baby but public property. more »
Thursday, October 25
Brassed Off - Review
by
Kate Lock
on Thu 25 Oct 2007 13:32 BST
My Brassed Off Review at the BBC North Yorkshire Website
Monday, October 8
Saturday, June 30
PS
by
Kate Lock
on Sat 30 Jun 2007 11:00 BST
I'm about to dash off to take the daughter to her drama class but I wanted to add a coda to the column in the Press today. more »
And it's a green goodbye from me
by
Kate Lock
on Sat 30 Jun 2007 10:38 BST
It's been two years, near as dammit, since I started this column and I've chalked up over a hundred of 'em in that time, so this seems an appropriate time to come to a close. I've got a book to write and a deadline pressing and the one's not getting done and the other's looming ever nearer. more »
Saturday, June 23
Sun shone on the soggy York Proms
by
Kate Lock
on Sat 23 Jun 2007 10:33 BST
I wrote in this column last Saturday that it takes more than a bit of rain - or even a lot of rain - to dampen British spirit. I had not expected, when the plug was pulled on York Proms an hour and a half before the event was due to start because the park was in danger of flooding, to see this demonstrated quite so defiantly. more »
Saturday, June 16
Sunday, June 10
I'm trying to get to the bottom of this Mystery
by
Kate Lock
on Sun 10 Jun 2007 12:52 BST
'So what exactly is the mystery in the Mystery Plays?' the husband asked recently. 'It's hardly a whodunit, is it?' I told him he was a Philistine, to which he replied that actually, he was more of a Sherlock Holmes fan, although he's still got a fondness for Morse. more »
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