I have been a councillor on YTC since 1987, with a gap between 1999 and 2016, with an interest in planning, the environment, climate change and biodiversity, and have lived in Yateley since 1983. I am a retired printer who spent my last few working years for the Highways Agency based at Hindhead Tunnel. My wife and I will be celebrating our 49th anniversary this Christmas, have two boys and three grandchildren living locally. In my spare time I write, have published over 200 stories, mostly fantasy fiction and some local history, and expect to complete my 24th novel this year. I wrote sports reports in the Gazette for over 20 years, have produced football programmes for 30 years, including programmes for Yateley United, and occasional online magazines covering local events.