A good start to the week

Last week was a tough one but we have started off better this week. A strong paper yesterday (Monday) with stories about a drink-fuelled mini riot in Criccieth, the alarming diesel spill in the Menai Straits - plus wonderful photos by readers in our new photographic competition. We will definitely be making that an annual contest!
And today's is even better - the moving story of a woman who, on disastrously poor medical advice, aborted two baby boys, plus part one of our exclusive interview with Welsh rugby skipper Alfie Thomas.
Hope you've all dashed out to buy a copy -, we're not just doing this for the love of it, you know!
Still waiting to see tomorrow's newslist. Poor Maria the news editor is just back from hols and is no doubt piling through a million unanswered e-mails.
I've been tied up this morning with our friends from ITV's Wales This Week show who wanted to interview me for a documentary being broadcast next Monday. Better not say what it's about as it's their tale but it sounds like a good show. I wouldn't be surprised if I end up on the cutting floor, though. I'm okay on radio but stick a camera and mike in front of me and I'm twittering away like the lovechild of Elmer Fudd and Daffy Duck.
Today sees the first of a new fortnightly gathering I've organised for my most senior team - deputy ed Gregg Fray, senior assistant editor Mark Brittain and night editor John Williams. High on the agenda will be a plan to create a readers' forum to discuss the kind of content people want to see in the Daily Post. Not sure what format this forum will take - I would like to have regular meetings across North Wales PLUS an online "virtual forum". If you are interested in getting involved, let me know.
That's all for now (and thanks again to Mr Ashton - it's a good job one of us can spell foul-up!)