Splashes, stumpings and Sibera

I have just been having a quick trawl of my fellow editors' blogs and noticed the following:

Amusingly Simon Jones at the Reading Chronicle http://blog.readingchronicle.co.uk made a great song and dance a few months ago about how an Austrialian reporter had ellegedly chosen to move to his paper rather than the award winning Croydon Advertiser.

He's now been forced to post a follow-up admitting his highly prized recruit is leaving already - to experience the bright lights of Siberia. My heart goes out to him.

This has certainly brought a smile to the face of Croydon editor Ian Carter http://blog.croydonadvertiser.co.uk who once again is facing his weekly dilemma of what to splash with on his front page. I bet his production editor loves him on deadline day!

Lindsay Coulson http://blog.harrowobserver.co.uk is gleefully ignoring the unwritten rule that exists between most local newspapers by routingly rubbishing her rival's front pages and sticking the boot into all and sundry.

And finally, Shujaul Azam http://blog.ealinggazette.co.uk is dreaming of a return to his former days as a budding cricketer. It appears that injuries and a weight problem have halted a highly promising career but, I have heard on the grapevine that he is threatening a comeback this summer.

It appears that my boasts about the quality of the stories in this week's Gazette have not been met with universal agreement by A.Reader (see comment to previous blog). I always welcome the views of readers as without them we would not have a paper - even if I don't always agree with them.