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May 8, 2008
Sunny outlook
The sudden spell of glorious weather has added a Cosmopolitan feel to Uxbridge town centre this week.
It's amazing what a bit of sun can do to raise spirits and there is a vibrant feel about the town as people stroll around and eat and drink outside in the sun.
On the subject of the town centre this week I have been helping to judge the nominations in the first ever Uxbridge Customer Service Awards.
The awards were launched in the Gazette in March and are being run in conjunction with the Chimes Shopping Centre and The Uxbridge Initiative.
I have to say I was amazed by the number of nominations received covering a large number of the retail outlets and bars and restaurants in Uxbridge town centre.
It was not an easy task for the panel of judges to come up with a shortlist of finalists and all will be revealed at an awards lunch later this month.
Our popular Hayes reporter John Hugill will be shortly leaving his colleagues at Gazette House having decided to embark on his travels around the world. I am sure that everyone will give him a good send off when he leaves early next month!
I spent part of this morning at the office of one of our sister papers in Harrow. The newsroom was a hive of activity due to the explosion in South Harrow late the previous evening which tragically left one person dead and several others injured.
The paper's website enabled the news team to fully cover the blast both in words and pictures and give regular updates to readers throughout the day. See http://www.harrowobserver.co.uk
This is a far cry from a few years ago when it would not have been until the following week's paper that such a major breaking news story could be covered.
Posted by aseal at May 8, 2008 3:37 PM