Cause of caravan fire that killed man and his daughter, 10, unknown – inquest Lee Baker and his daughter Esme were enjoying a weekend away together when their caravan caught fire near Skegness. Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025
The Last Laugh at the Noel Coward Theatre review: gags, gurning, and a supremely lazy script 2/5 Impressive impersonations of Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse are undercut by cheap lines Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025
The Last Laugh review – Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper and Bob Monkhouse’s antic triple act Bob Golding, Simon Cartwright and Damian Williams, who have played the comedy giants before, summon them like spirits to the stage in this tribute The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025
Advocates condemn ‘unconscionable’ denial of water before mentally ill man’s death in Sydney prison Guards at Silverwater deliberately turned off the water to Simon Cartwright’s cell to punish him and joked it was ‘entertaining’ The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2024
In agony, Simon begged for water 19 times. Guards mocked him – then found him dead Severely mentally ill, Simon Cartwright should never have been in Sydney’s Silverwater jail. A medical check could have saved him. ‘It was torture,’ his family says The Guardian - AU · Dec 21, 2024
Morning Mail: shocking death in custody, NSW pill-testing trial, and vale John Marsden Man suffering mental illness was denied water and taunted by guards at Silverwater; Chinese migrants risking their lives to reach Australia The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2024
‘Pleading and begging’: prison guards switched off water to cell of mentally ill, dying inmate held at Silverwater jail Exclusive: Simon Cartwright’s family is taking legal action against NSW government after coroner finds his death was preventable The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2024
Youth hostels face tough times – but they are perfect for authentic, spontaneous experiences When the New Zealand branch of the Youth Hostel Association (YHA) collapsed in 2021 and the country’s 11 hostels were forced to close, staff and punters alike were shocked. General manager Simon Cartwright cited the pandemic as the primary cause of the downturn in tourism revenues and the association’s financial… The Conversation · Oct 10, 2023
‘More people should see them’: Censor director Prano Bailey-Bond on her favourite short films As the London short film festival starts, Bailey-Bond selects her all-time favourites – in which necrophilia, disappointment and masculinity feature heavily The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023