After 750 posts and nearly 10 years after the first (Feb 2017), would you believe half a million readers. I thought the interviews and features were interesting enough stories to be added, but the number of views have past any expectations. So, it’s a huge thank you to all the readers and hope you stick around for more. Or if you are new to the site keep checking in you never know what you might find.

WordPress run this publishing site and crunch the numbers for views, posts and locations. I’ve had a look in the stats and put together some lists which you might find interesting.

The most popular day was 30 March 2020 with 2.6k views and the most popular months –

1. March 2020 with 9.7k views
2. February 2021 with 8.4k views
3. February 2020 with 8.1k views

With the top three most popular years –

1. 2020 with 79,850 views
2. 2021 with 77,259
3. 2024 with 53,689

Top ten list of the most viewed posts –

1. Lesley St John                   19/2/20            18,872
2. Billy Meths                       13/12/19         10,736
3. Dave Ditchburn                1/2/18             6,218
4. Danny McCormack          3/6/19              4,932
5. Mond Cowie                     12/3/17            4,545
6. Bobby Thompson            3/5/23              4,510
7. Michael McNally              28/8/18            4,016
8. Dave Taggart                     15/4/18            3,879
9. Les Tones & Arthur Ramm 9/4/18           3,789
10. Vince Rea                 22/12/19         2,881                

The site has been read across the world with the top ten most popular countries in order  –

1. UK

2. USA

3. Australia

4. Canada

5. Spain

6. Germany

7. France

8. Ireland

9. Netherlands

10. Sweden

And the most popular cities –

1. North Shields
2. London
3. Newcastle
4. Manchester
5. Sheffield
6. Edinburgh
7. Birmingham
8. Leeds
9. Middlesbrough
10. York

Once again thanks a million for reading. Keep on keepin’ on.

Alikivi   November 2026