Bev Stephenson has the definition of a ‘squiggly career’, one that twists and turns, takes unexpected side roads and detours, and ends up in the most exciting and fulfilling destinations. At the start, it was all about burning the midnight oil. ‘I was editor of an award-winning listings magazine called The Crack in Newcastle, after starting out as their arts correspondent while studying for a degree in History of Art and Design at university. I eventually became co-owner of the magazine.’
It was a seven-day-a-week, late-hours job. ‘In my thirties, I was burnt out. I was happier in my garden than going out pubbing and clubbing, so I went back to university in 2008 to study horticulture and then arboriculture.’ Bev
