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November 2006 Archives

Back in the day

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on November 28, 2006 11:49 AM

By Judith Phillips, Reporter
Judith Phillips
WHEN I first joined the Weekly News as a young, and very wet behind the ears trainee journalist, newspaper production was still stuck in the 19th century. In the early 1960s, the Weekly News was still a family owned firm, and part of RE Jones Printers with a printing works on the Quay at Conwy and the head office in nearby Castle Street above a chemist's shop.

Moans, groans, and Katherine Jenkins

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on November 27, 2006 11:42 AM

By Martin Williams, Chief Reporter
Martin Williams
Thursday morning brings complaints (usually unjustified), the occasional rant, a glow of pride and a new beginning.
As one deadline passes the clock ticks and work begins on the next edition, but this week I spent more time answering calls than any other, and it wasn't because of my controversial MRSA splash.

Back from India and into surgery

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on November 27, 2006 11:38 AM

By Samantha Castle, Reporter
Samantha Castle
Having just arrived back from a lovely hot, sunny and relaxing tropical holiday in India I am now getting back into the swing of things here in the editorial department at the Weekly News and catching up with all the news and views from the Conwy Valley.

Martin in Need

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on November 22, 2006 1:50 PM

By Martin Williams, Chief Reporter
Martin Williams
A windswept Monday morning brings an influx of Children In Need photographs, and a sea of smiling faces singing back at former Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating.
Friday’s concert at Eirias Park in Colwyn Bay, was a huge success, and photographer Steve Lewis was on hand to capture some of the top performances, notably a leggy turn from superstar Jamelia, Ronan himself, The Feeling, and The Pipettes.

Get blogging - the world's your lobster!

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on November 21, 2006 12:14 PM

by Alan Davies, Group Editor Weeklies (Wales)
Alan Davies
Our weekly titles in North Wales continue to dominate in their marketplaces, but if there is one thing the newspaper industry gives you it is a sense of realism so we would be the last to deny recent times have been tough.
They have been exciting too though. And I know they will continue to be so. That's one of the joys of working on newspapers, the excitement of believing something much bigger and better is just around the corner as long as you have the nerve to take a peek.

From Kenya to Cwlach Road...

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on November 15, 2006 3:14 PM

By Steve Stratford, News Editor
Steve Stratford
REMEMBRANCE Sunday is always a pain to cover from a Newsdesk point of view. We recognise the importance of covering the memorial services in the area, but by their very nature they all happen at exactly the same time - 11am!

Serendipity

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on November 10, 2006 10:38 AM

By Steve Stratford, News Editor
Steve Stratford
WE try not to let on, but journalists love it when a plan comes together - especially one we didn't plan in the first place.
This week we have two front page stories, one for Llandudno and one for the Conwy Valley, about speeding along main roads, endangering schoolchildren and villagers alike.

This page contains an archive of all entries posted to Working Week in the November 2006. They are listed from oldest to newest.

October 2006 is the previous archive.December 2006 is the next archive.

Many more can be found on the home page or by looking through the archives.