A winning team

So another busy week draws to a close and it's time for me to mention some of the stars of the Daily Post.
Hats off first to reporter Roland Hughes who has been an absolute hero this week, coming in on a day off to help out when we were short staffed because of sickness, working a double shift and pulling in a hatful of fantastic stories, several of which were natural choices for page one.
Plaudits also for Gregg Fray, deputy editor, who has also taken on the role this week of news editor AND covered for me while I was off at various meetings planning our digital future.
And a big round of applause for John Williams, night editor, who has been instrumental in bringing in a completely new computer system that will allow us to publish on paper and on the internet.
Thanks to all - and to the rest of the team for their dedication. And it's a winning team. More than 230,000 people now read the Daily Post every week - tens of thousands more than five years ago. And last month an extra 30,000 people logged on to our website.
So don't go believing any nonsense about the future of newspapers. We're here to stay - to give you the facts about what is going on in North Wales, however uncomfortable people in authority might find it.
And we are reassured by the knowledge that people in North Wales really do value a press that is independent of officialdom or party politics.