
Editor’s notes

The tale of a big TV and a very naughty cat
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Did you miss me last week? I wasn’t away on holiday, or anything (as if!) – I just couldn’t fit my witterings in, is the ...
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This has been an emotional time for many of us
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We lead with the late Queen again this week, her state funeral having been on Monday. Some will think the continued coverage is appropriate, some ...
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My family’s small part in the Queen’s early life
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These are strange times to be a local newspaper editor. We all knew the day would come at some point, but nevertheless it was still ...
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It’s not exactly been a quiet month…
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I thought August was going to be quiet… We’ve not had quite as hectic a week as last week, but the bank holiday hasn’t helped ...
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Good luck to all the A-level students out there
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The day this paper comes out is A-levels day, so we wish the young people at schools in our region the very best of luck. ...
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Urgent action needed on cost-of-living crisis
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In the paper this week, we feature an in-depth interview (page 14) with Shores CEO Jayne Nendick on the increasing cost-of-living crisis, after last week’s ...
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Hats off to the carnival team!
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Time and space are a bit against me again this week. That sounds rather grander than it is – it’s nothing to do with science ...
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That was a hot one…
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I do hope you came through it unscathed, although on the coast it was, in my experience, significantly cooler because of the sea breeze. It’s ...
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By Royal Appointment…
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Just before the Jubilee weekend, which seems about a million years ago now, our small but perfectly formed team here at the Gazette produced a ...
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Life is short – eat the cake…
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WOO HOO! The sun’s out! And I’m sitting here indoors putting this paper to press. I hope you appreciate the terrible sacrifice I am making, ...
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