Dorothy Walker is a British journalist and author.Debrett’s People of Today – Dorothy Walker profile Journalist Directory – Dorothy Walker
Biography She was educated at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London, where she gained a degree in archaeology. Her early career was in financial software in the City of London.Walker, Dorothy. "Business process re-engineering with legacy systems", Financial Technology Review, Euromoney Publications, Spring 1994
She has contributed to The Times,The Times archive: articles by Dorothy Walker for The Times, Interface section The Sunday Times, The Independent, Articles by Dorothy Walker for The Independent The Guardian,The Guardian archive: articles by Dorothy Walker for The Guardian The Daily Telegraph ,Walker, Dorothy. “Better value for a higher purchase”, The Daily Telegraph, 9 July 2005 The Evening Standard, The Scotsman and The Mail on Sunday and has been a regular columnist for the Times Educational Supplement.TES archive: articles by Dorothy Walker for the Times Educational Supplement She wrote a regular column on science and technology for Saga Magazine.
Walker is author of Education in the Digital Age, a front-line report on the impact of information technology (IT) in education. She is a member of The Society of Authors.
She is a Past Prime Warden (Master) of The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers and a Trustee of the Basketmakers Charitable Trust. She served as a Director of The Guild of Freemen of the City of London, establishing and chairing the Guild’s Membership Committee for its first six years. She is a Trustee of All Hallows London Wall, one of the first examples of neoclassical architecture in Britain. She is past Chair of The Scottish Castles AssociationScottish Castles Association BBC News: Alan Carr has bought a Scottish castle. Could you? Giancarlo Rinaldi, 28 March 2026 and served as Deacon of the Incorporation of Wrights, heading the Glasgow-based charity.
Walker is married to journalist Willy Newlands, former travel editor of the Daily Mail.Debrett’s People of Today – Willy Newlands profile They restored Lauriston Castle, Aberdeenshire, in the late Eighties with the help of architect Ian Begg.The Buildings of Scotland, Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen, Joseph Sharples, David W. Walker and Matthew Woodworth (Founding Editors: Nikolaus Pevsner & Colin McWilliam) (Yale University Press, 2015).
As holder of the Barony of Miltonhaven (known as Lauriston until 1692), Lady Lauriston is Dorothy Newlands of Lauriston, Baroness of Miltonhaven. Baronage of Scotland Debretts - The Feudal Baronies of Scotland The Armorial Register
Awards and honours She was voted National Newspaper Technology Journalist of the Year in the BT Technology Awards 1997–98."Award for ‘Independent’ writer", The Independent, 17 October 1997
Walker was first runner-up to Miss United Kingdom in 1977.Miss United Kingdom 1977, BBC Television, 2 September 1977
Books Walker, Dorothy. Education in the Digital Age, Bowerdean (1998).
References
External links Dorothy Walker’s website, Write a Better Bid with Dorothy Walker