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January 2007 Archives

A little bit of history

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on January 30, 2007 11:28 AM

By Steve Stratford, Deputy Editor
Steve Stratford
WE'VE got some cracking news and features in this Thursday's Weekly News.
First up, we have an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the old Grand Theatre in Llandudno, now the home to popular nightclub the Broadway Boulevard. Beneath the well-trodden dance floor - and above the decibel-battered ceiling and walls - is a barely touched treasure trove of Edwardian theatre history.

On Yer Bike, Martin!

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on January 29, 2007 10:47 AM

By Martin Williams, Deputy News EditorMartin Williams
I've gone and opened my big mouth again.
This time it's Happy Faces, but it doesn't matter, I have an inability to say no to charities and their daft (albeit worthy) stunts.
I've grown a moustache, rowed across the Irish Sea (on a rowing boat aboard a ferry!), cycled from Glasgow to St Asaph, shaved my head, shaved my legs, been auctioned off and shot out of a cannon.
Now I'm to partake in a 14 hour cycling challenge.

Samantha Castle and the Chocolate Factory

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on January 25, 2007 9:30 AM

By Samantha Castle, Reporter
Samantha Castle
Any time I come across a frustrating situation or have a bad day in this job - for example, when waiting for important information from the emergency services on deadline day - I always think of how long it took me to get to where I am today, in my dream job (apparently the position for Brad Pitt's girlfriend has been taken by some Angie bird!).

Watching the detectives (part 2)

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on January 17, 2007 3:16 PM

By Steve Stratford, Deputy Editor
Steve Stratford
NORTH Wales Police might think the Weekly News has it in for them this week, but apart from the fact we disagree with some of the things they say - or rather more often, how they say it - we don't have any firm opinion either way.
It is sheer coincidence that this week we have a number of stories which either cast them in a less than favourable light, or are downright critical, but rather like buses, these stories seem to come along together.

Teapots and glue pots

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on January 15, 2007 10:43 AM

By Jules Weldrick, Sub-Editor
Jules Weldrick
READING colleague Judith Phillips's recent Blog on her career in journalism got me thinking about how I got started in the industry - 45 years ago!
In the days of the Swinging 60s the concept of school careers advisors was non-existent and with work relatively easy to find I sat down one day thinking about what I might do - two weeks before I left school!

It's not all glitz and glamour

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on January 10, 2007 3:50 PM

By Judith Phillips, Reporter
Judith Phillips
CONTRARY to popular belief a journalist's life doesn't contain a lot of glitz and glamour. Mostly, at this time of the year, commonly known as "the silly season" in journalese, because of the dearth of news, it's a case of trawling our contacts books in the search for stories to fill the pages of the Weekly News.

Watching the detectives

Posted by North Wales Weekly News team on January 10, 2007 1:57 PM

By Steve Stratford, News Editor
Steve Stratford
NEW Year, new problems. Regular readers might recall the difficulties we faced late last year when illness struck the newsdesk with a vengeance.
Well, Hogmanay sniffles have struck back, and at one point last Friday the Weekly News had just one reporter in work to do the job of five. And STILL the paper came out! You can't get rid of reporters that easily - they come vacuum-packed - and although we weren't back up to full quota by deadline day, we were certainly looking a lot healthier!

This page contains an archive of all entries posted to Working Week in the January 2007. They are listed from oldest to newest.

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