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January 11, 2008
We told you first
It's amazing how some stories suddenly make big news - particularly if it's one we have covered in the Gazette some months ago.
That was the case this week with the story surrounding the building of the new Travelodge in Bakers Road, Uxbridge which is almost directly opposite Gazette House.
We have watched with interest as the building has risen in recent months and reported on the traffic chaos the construction has caused at times due to its close proximity to Uxbridge bus station.
The Gazette also reported on the fact that the main part of the construction was metal boxes shipped in from China and then bolted together and arranged over eight floors of the site to form the hotel's bedrooms.
So, we were more than a little surprised earlier this week when the story about the 'bedrooms' being shipped in from China broke and gained substantial coverage in national newspapers and on radio and television.
We could have told you that you would have read it first some months ago if you had seen a copy of the Gazette.
The reason that the story broke so big was due to a press release sent out by Travelodge and anyway it did make for an interesting picture in this week's Gazette.
What has turned out to be a manic week for me continues today with a series of meetings which will pretty much take up the whole day.
I think once I have battled my way back home tonight on the M25 I will be ready for a cool refreshing beer...
Posted by aseal at January 11, 2008 8:20 AM