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June 24, 2008
Back to school and coffee!
In a few weeks time schools across the borough will be breaking up for the summer holidays.
However, it seems that according to one leading high street retailer children are already just about to return to school.
Confused?
Well I know that retailers always work well ahead of themselves but it does seem a bit odd that large promotions for 'Back to School' wear currently fill the window of Marks & Spencer in Uxbridge High Street - surely they can let the kids have a few days off first before reminding them that they have to return to school!
On the subject of the high street, with another large chain coffee shop shortly due to open it seems that people in Uxbridge must top the league when it comes to needing their daily fix of cafine.
When the latest addition opens its doors there will be no less than nine (yes I have counted them) coffee shops in the space of just over 100 yards in the high street!
However, with a distinct lack of hard news this week and the Gazette's deadline fast approaching I think I may need several strong cups of coffeee myself.
It really has been a quiet news week - apart from the Niaomi Campbell media circus which has already been flogged to death - and we have been scratching around for some decent front page splashes for all the editions.
The other problem is that this week's paper is extremely tight in pagination so, if we hopefully get some breaking news stories this morning it will end up with some of the already completed pages having to be torn up and started again.
That will mean a grumpy production editor and no doubt more cups of strong coffee!
Posted by aseal at June 24, 2008 7:45 AM