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May 22, 2007
Talking points and naked men
This week's Gazette is now completed and there are some real talking points in the paper which I am sure will create considerable interest around the borough.
Our front page splash highlights the growing problem of knife crime and how a group of teenagers in the borough are making their own efforts to encourage fellow youngsters to steer clear of the temptation to carry a knife.
With an alarming increase in serious knife crime across the country, and latest figures showing a rise in the borough of Hillingdon, any attempts to curb this worrying trend are to be applauded and supported wholeheartedly.
We also report on the mystery that surrounds the possible return of a county show to the borough next month.
The Middlesex Show was a firm annual fixture in the borough until 2004 when it finally ran out of steam and with mounting costs and falling attendances organisers decided to call it a day.
However, it appears that it may be returning again under the guise of The Middlesex Town and Country Show. The organiser is advertising the event on its website at a venue in Harefield but it appears the council, who own the site, have received no formal application from anyone to stage the show.
As the advertised date for the show is June 23-24 it appears that time may be running out and there is a certain amount of mystery surrounding the whole event, especially as the 'organisers' have proved difficult to get hold of.
Elsewhere in this week's paper we report on the prospects of an exciting new future for the Beck Theatre as it comes under new management. There is the promise of some much needed investment into the theatre which can only be good news for supporters of the arts across the borough.
And if you want some light hearted reading then you will not want to miss our page three story on the latest antics of The Last Supper Club.
This group of men who drink in the The Old Crown Pub in Hayes have previously featured in the Gazette and now they are producing a nude calendar to fund their alcohol-fuelled lifestyle.
I will let you make up your own minds whether or not you want to buy a calendar featuring a load of old men stark naked - but it does make a cracking story.
So, all in all there is plenty to talk about and read in this week's Gazette which will be out on the streets tomorrow morning.
Posted by aseal at May 22, 2007 2:20 PM