By Steve Stratford, Deputy Editor
We've got some strong stories in this week's edition which we have been drip-feeding on the world wide web all week, but you can read their full versions in Thursday's print edition.
We've got plenty of exclusive stories, from the legislative loophole which would allow the Welsh Assembly to introduce tolls on the A55 and A470, to the possibility that Conwy County Council may withdraw its £300,000 funding to the Urdd National Eisteddfod, which next year will be held in Penrhyn Bay.
We also have stories on the forecast of a whopping 10% council tax rise in Conwy next year, as well as more on the ongoing debate about the local authority's absent Local Development Plan.
This issue has got a lot of people worked up, and rightly so. Housing developers say the finger of blame for over-development should not be pointed at them, but instead Conwy's planning authority. According to Beech Homes, it is Conwy's lack of an LDP which is allowing greenfield sites to be built on in accordance with Welsh Assembly policy on affordable housing need.
It's not a simple topic for us to cover, and we try and keep it as straightforward as possible, but it's extremely important, both for today's environment and its future.
Another tricky topic to report has been the council's proposed housing stock transfer, a ballot on which came down 50.8% in favour. A margin as narrow as that demands a recount - this is people's homes under discussion here, and a majority of 0.8% does not make a very convincing victory for the council.
Having said that, the turnout was only 61% - perhaps if more council house tenants took an active and informed interest in the future of their homes, the result would be more conclusive.
As I say, read all about these stories in full in this week's paper.
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