AH PR

17/12/2025

If you’re a business needing press releases then now’s the time to get them written ready to send out just before Christmas as the media is often desperate for stories to fill their pages (and websites) in the traditionally quiet news time between Christmas and New Year and also into January 2026.

If you need professional help writing and distributing them – I’m a former Head of News for a daily newspaper/website - then contact me at [email protected] or check out my website www.ah-pr.com

I regularly get stories published in local, regional and national media.

26/10/2025

It’s time to get round to that book you always wanted to write … but you can leave it to me

After many years in journalism I now specialise in ghost-writing biographies, autobiographies and company histories along with people’s personal memoirs for family and friends.

My most recently published autobiography was the sell-out book Ahead Of The Curve about northern entrepreneur and philanthropist Graham Leslie CBE who founded the multi-million pound pharmaceutical company Galpharm and, as chairman of Huddersfield Town, was the driving force behind its new stadium 30 years ago which shocked the football world with its space-age new design and was the inspiration for the new Wembley.

Many people want to write their memoirs but never quite get round to it which is where I can help.

I’ll send you a list of questions, email me back your replies and I’ll turn it into you own professionally-written personal autobiography which you can then email out as a PDF. If you’d prefer me to interview you then I can do that too.

If you want it printed as a book I can put you in contact with potential publishers.

Simply email [email protected] for more information or to set up a chat about what you want and how I can help.

My website is www.ah-pr.com

28/04/2024

I operate differently to many PR companies to secure media coverage in local, regional, national and international media.

Here's some of the coverage achieved in April 2024 and an insight into how I do it https://bit.ly/3UAjttw

07/01/2024

Colne Valley vicar Graeme Holdsworth on why Slawit and Marsden shouldn’t go the way of Hebden Bridge

Vicar of Marsden and Slaithwaite Graeme Holdsworth is a man of the cloth on a mission to spread the word of God and promote the Colne Valley

23/07/2023

The deadline for the 2024 King’s Awards for Enterprise is September 12, 2023 but the forms can take up to 50 hours to complete.

Andy Hirst from Yorkshire-based AH! PR has helped previous winners write their applications but time is rapidly running out to apply this year.

This is the top award any business can achieve and is regarded worldwide as highly prestigious.

If you want help contact Andy now by email at [email protected] or phone 07985 654822. More on award categories at

The King's Awards for Enterprise - how to enter, online entry forms, guidance notes, deadline, nominations, award categories

25/06/2023

An Andy Hirst news release from AH! PR has got some great free editorial coverage for a cricket company … and the owner couldn’t be happier.

Read about it at https://ah-pr.com/work/howzat-ah-pr-gets-some-great-coverage-for-cricket-gear-company

The owner says: “AH! PR have been a massive help with our PR and I honestly don’t know what we could do without Andy's expertise and help.

“AH! PR have been brilliant. Where others have failed, promised the world and not delivered, Andy has helped us reach a new audience helping tell people about our story, our company and our products.

“If you’re in need of public relations that will really work and if you want a partnership with somebody who genuinely cares about you and your business then, as they say, what are you waiting for?”

So, if you need a press release writing just send me a message.

25/06/2023

An Andy Hirst news release from AH! PR has got some great free editorial coverage for a cricket company … and the owner couldn’t be happier.

Read about it at https://ah-pr.com/work/howzat-ah-pr-gets-some-great-coverage-for-cricket-gear-company

The owner says: “AH! PR have been a massive help with our PR and I honestly don’t know what we could do without Andy's expertise and help.

“AH! PR have been brilliant. Where others have failed, promised the world and not delivered, Andy has helped us reach a new audience helping tell people about our story, our company and our products.

“If you’re in need of public relations that will really work and if you want a partnership with somebody who genuinely cares about you and your business then, as they say, what are you waiting for?”

So, if you need a press release writing just send me a message.

Howzat!  AH! PR gets some great coverage for cricket gear company AH! PR has got a Yorkshire cricket company some great coverage … and the owner is delighted. Andy Hirst from AH! PR interviewed Viking Cricket owner Jeff Wilson and wrote a story about how the Keighley-based company had transformed...

02/01/2023

How to save a fortune on Google adverts and still drive potential customers to your website using the power of great website content, blogs and news

Content really is king when it comes to giving your business a powerful presence on Google.

Companies spend (and often waste) a lot of money on Google adverts in an attempt to drive potential customers to their website but once the advert stops, that’s it, the presence vanishes from Google.

Quality website content, blogs and news items are there forever – they really are the gift that keeps on giving as they continually drive customer after customer to your website.

Many businesses have top quality websites set up for content management systems (CMS) and keywords but either lack the time, the inclination or the skills to use them. There is another way.
Find out at https://bit.ly/3Z33PY0

21/11/2022

The 2022/2023 edition of the Top 100 Companies in Kirklees is now published with editorial written by freelance journalist Andy Hirst who can write news releases and website content for your business.

For a free PDF version email [email protected]

04/01/2021

How much does it cost to have a blog written in the UK?
Andy Hirst from Huddersfield-based blogging and copywriting company AH! PR reveals how much it will cost a business to have a professional blog written

Content is king when it comes to pushing you high up Google rankings and blogging is an absolutely vital part of that.

Adverts are costly and are only around for a short time but a blog remains on the internet forever and can put you right on the first page of Google – but how many businesses use a professional blogger?

Many don’t because they have no idea what it will cost and some fear they will be charged a fortune.

Well, I’m here to put your mind at rest as Yorkshire-based copywriting and blogging company AH! PR charges from £75 per blog – way less than the vast majority of Google Adwords campaigns which have a very limited lifespan.

AH! PR founder Andy Hirst says: “It’s very hard for businesses to find out how much they will be charged for blogs so I thought I’d make it very transparent to potential clients.

“The charge starts from around £75 depending on how much research is needed and the average length of blogs is usually between 500 and 700 words. I’ll never write a blog before giving a client a fixed price first. It’s an incredible cost-effective way for a business to get its messages out there to potential customers ... and those messages can remain high up on Google for ages.

“A new client was dubious about what a blog could do but after I’d written one for him he immediately wanted me to write for him every month.”

Clients have seen the phenomenal value of blogging as Andy’s work has put them right up to the top of Google – here are just a few examples.
Alternative sandbag company FloodSax is number 2 on Google under the search term ‘wettest places in UK’ which drives hundreds of visitors to its website every week http://www.floodsax.co.uk/news/the-wettest-places-in-the-uk-revealed-and-why-the-people-who-live-there-need-floodsax-alternative-sandbags-for-flood-protection/

Industrial tanker company Qualitech Environmental Services saw its blog on fin fan cleaning go from nowhere to number 2 on Google in less than 2 weeks https://www.qualitechservices.co.uk/services/fin-fan-cleaning

The search term ‘what is velvet used for’ saw Andy’s blog for the Yorkshire Fabric Shop soar to number 2 on Google and it’s been there for months https://www.yorkshirefabricshop.com/post/what-is-velvet-used-for

So what do you get for your money? Well, a lot, actually.

Research – Andy looks at what a client’s rivals have written on a subject and then writes something better to try to push his client above their rivals on Google.

Expertise - clever use of keywords and search engine optimisation in the blog makes it easier for potential clients to find you.

Speed and accuracy – Andy is renowned for quickly grasping what a client wants to say and then transforming it into highly informative or entertaining blogs. He can turn a blog around in just hours if the client needs something publishing fast and can meet any deadline.

Experience – Andy’s done every kind of journalism imaginable from hard news crime stories to theatre reviews, features and campaigns so can write in a wide range of styles. He’s a former Head of Content for a well-respected Yorkshire media organisation so knows exactly what makes a strong headline, story and photo.

Value for money – just think what each blog is worth to you in terms of long-life internet presence instead of spending hundreds of pounds on Google Adwords.

Proven track record – Andy has lots of examples, testimonials and 5-star reviews proving the power of a professional blog and the positive impact it can have on your Google rankings.

Potential wide media coverage – if the blog is newsworthy enough it can be submitted to the media leading to exceptional coverage such as this http://ah-pr.com/work/phenomenal-media-coverage-for-press-release-written-by-yorkshire-copywriter-blogger-and-journalist-andy-hirst/

Photo – every blog will come with a Royalty-free photo.
Upload to your website – Andy can do that for you if you’re struggling.

Other services – Andy can write anything at all from you from rewriting your website content so it’s more SEO-friendly to sales and marketing information. He’s a wizard with the written word.

Contact Andy Hirst at AH! PR at [email protected] or 07985 654822.

13/07/2020

Many awards ceremonies have had to be cancelled due to coronavirus … but Andy Hirst from AH! PR has helped shape a new way to do awards online.

In a pioneering move, major media organisation Reach PLC (formerly Trinity Mirror) which owns titles ranging from the Daily Mirror to the Manchester Evening News, the Newcastle Chronicle and the Huddersfield Daily Examiner decided to try a whole new way of doing an awards night … and asked Andy to help.

It worked so well – with many hundreds watching live online – that the format will now be used for many more awards ceremonies in the coming months.

Andy – a former Head of Content at The Huddersfield Examiner – devised the Examiner’s annual Community Awards back in 2000 and, although now runs his own Yorkshire-based copywriting and PR company AH! PR, was invited back by Reach PLC to write all the editorial and script for the awards and then co-host them alongside ITN newsreader Nina Hossain.

Hundreds watched live on the night and the entire awards was filmed so can be watched again at www.examinercommunityawards.co.uk which means lots more people have since seen it. The film can be quickly fast-forwarded or rewound.

For more please go to http://www.ah-pr.com/work/pioneering-event-written-by-andy-hirst-from-ah-pr-and-co-hosted-with-itn-newsreader-nina-hossain-shows-how-major-awards-ceremonies-can-be-done-online/