By Steve Stratford, Deputy Editor
Five Things About My Week at Work
1. The tide table: Most readers probably don't have any idea that for many years the Weekly News has been running the tide times for Conwy and Llandudno for the week ahead. A few weeks ago we had a redesign of the page they were on, and through human error forgot to put them back again. It's at times like that when you really learn how much of an audience certain parts of the paper have because we were inundated with complaints from readers who missed them, be they fishermen or simply local people who needed/ wanted to know! There was similar outrage when we temporarily suspended the Pocket Sermon a couple of years back. Anyway, it's back this week (page 25, if you're interested) and it's good to know people use it!
2. Van Morrison comes to Colwyn Bay: No, not really, but one reader misinterpreted a newsfile on page 4 of this week's edition to think he was. And the Eagles too! Maybe it is written a little ambiguously, but I don't imagine many people genuinely think Van Morrison and the Eagles are attending line dancing classes at Colwyn Leisure Centre this weekend. For the confused, it was line dancing to the music of Van and the Eagles, and anyway, it's cancelled now...
3. 100 not out? I'm starting to wonder whether it's sufficiently unusual enough to put pictures in the paper of 100-year-olds. To reach 100 may well be an amazing achievement, but these days it's not exactly unusual, like it was 30 or 40 years ago. What's more unusual, and so more newsworthy, is reaching 105. And what's more unusual than that is people celebrating their 50th, 60th and 70th wedding anniversaries! Maybe we should shift our focus a little. What do you think?
4. Finishing line: There's a photo on page 5 of this week's paper of sports day at Ysgol Pendorlan. The look of determination and sheer effort expressed on the face of the little lad with 65 on his shirt is amazing! It's one of my favourite photos of the year!
5. Vacation blues: Three reporters are on holiday this week, one in Northern France, one in Kos and one at Lake Como. The gridlocked traffic chaos of Llandudno Junction seemed all the more frustrating this week...
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