By Steve Stratford, News Editor

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!

So stretching our limited photographic resources to make sure we're in more than one place at once is a real challenge. In the end we managed to get photos of three services using two photographers - Steve Lewis captured the wreath-laying ceremonies at Colwyn Bay and Llandudno, while Gwyn Roberts caught the ceremony at Llanrwst.
We're well aware that other just as important ceremonies are going on at exactly the same time - in Betws-y-Coed, Penmaenmawr, Conwy, Penrhynside - but we cannot physically be everywhere at once on this very important day, so we hope our picture coverage is complemented well by written coverage of ceremonies in other areas this week.
Of course, if it wasn't for Steve Lewis attending the Colwyn Bay ceremony we wouldn't have a picture of North Wales Police towing away the car that was parked perfectly legally in front of the war memorial on Sunday morning, and which posed a security risk to those attending the service. We were the only newspaper to capture the moment, so well done Steve for timing it just right!

Our main splash this week is the terrifying tale of 18-year-old Llandudo lad Craig Jones who was attacked by three machete-wielding muggers while on holiday in Mombassa, Kenya.
Stories like this are sometimes just as difficult for journalists to write as they are to read. When interviewing people for stories, reporters learn far more about an incident than what they actually put into the article itself.
Background facts help build a better picture, but it's often the case that despite the graphic impact of our photos, we don't write quite as much as we know in order to make the story as family-friendly as is possible with these things.
Although not on the same scale as Craig's ordeal, the tale of 64-year-old Irene Davies, who was mugged on her doorstep on Cwlach Road on the Great Orme and left with nasty bruising on her arm, is just as shocking.
The fact we're running both stories in the same week says something about the way crime is going in Britain today. When you can compare a mugging in beautiful seaside Llandudno with a vicious machete attack in far-flung Africa, you have to wonder whether North Wales Police's reportedly tumbling crime figures reflect the severity of some of the crimes committed.

Everyone at the Weekly News is looking forward to the big Children in Need concert at Colwyn Bay's Eirias Park on Friday, and we hope that if you're going along, you'll enjoy it too. Of course, if you haven't got a ticket or don't want to brave the frosty November evening, you can watch it live on BBC1 Wales all night.
Let's hope Mochdre's very own Cherry Mewis makes just as much of an impression as chart stars Ronan Keating and Jamelia probably will on the night. See next week's paper for a special report from the event.

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