Journalist, travel writer, editor Portfolio highlights Portfolio highlights A postcard from the ‘nimby capital of England’ (The Telegraph) What went right in 2023: the top 25 good news stories of the year (Positive News) “The dream of car-free streets has been hijacked by Tory culture wars” (The i Paper) How ‘people power’ saved England’s railway ticket offices (The Telegraph) What if everything turns out OK? The power of imagining a better future (Positive News) What it’s like to go on a men’s mental health retreat (The Telegraph) I spent the night in the world’s ‘deepest’ hotel (The Telegraph) My weekend chasing cheese down a hill with crazed West Country folk (The Telegraph) What happened on a holiday in the EU’s most boring Capital of Culture (The Telegraph) What can I do about climate change? 14 ways to take positive action (Positive News) What it’s like to take part in a psychedelic retreat (The Independent) Why I don’t regret being arrested protesting with Extinction Rebellion (The Telegraph) How Iceland recreated a Viking-age religion (BBC) The Guatemalan gangster god that ‘gets people out of jail’ (BBC) Meet the Fokkens: the Dutch sex workers turned tour guides (The Telegraph) Investigation: East Germany’s secret trade in human beings (BBC) Hi, my name is Gavin Haines. I’m a London-based journalist and travel writer, and the digital editor of Positive News magazine. Read full profile Clients