If you can't stand the heat...

Today is a first.
Never before have I edited a newspaper wearing sandals (I do have to point out of course that, being British, I am wearing socks as well).
For those of you who log in from further afield, let me tell you that North Wales feels more like Malaysia today. Absolutely sweltering! We had a huge electrical storm last night which our dog Max was not very impressed with. I woke up at 4am with the distinct feeling that a collie cross trembling with fear was sitting on my head - another first.
I had a visit today from the delightful Sarah Kearsley-Wooller from Hope House/Ty Gobaith. We are very keen to run some events with the children's hospices in September, tapping into our new capacity to carry video on our websites. And we also discussed our plans for the 1,000 voices concert in December (a BIG name star will be announced in due course). We are so pleased to continue our association with this tremendously worthy cause.
But there was disappointment today too because a youth cricket event we support at Colwyn Bay cricket club was cancelled because of the storms. A real shame for the youngsters.
Design editor Brian Howes and some of the subs will start their training on our new computer system tomorrow. It's a great leap forward from our current technology but there are a few scary weeks ahead as we re-train and move across.
We will end up with a much better system that can be accessed remotely via the web, meaning in theory that I could design tomorrow's front page while lying in bed. Although I'm not sure if the wife would be impressed (or Max).