The sting

The online video at www.dailypost.co.uk has really come into its own over the past few days. I felt it was the right thing to do to show the footage of the yobs in Wrexham who filmed themselves stealing a charity worker's glasses. It was the best way to ensure they were caught - and to arouse universal condemnation.
Today saw our first "caught on camera" sting - the car park attendant doing half price discounts for people who speak Welsh. Believe me, we've had lots of interesting comments, quite a few of them singing the guy's praises.
I kind of agree that there are occasions when residents should be entitled to discounts - although I am not sure the criteria should be based around ad hoc language tests. If that was the case I would learn rudimentary Spanish or Greek and get lots of discounts when I go shopping on my hols.
A strong paper today. A very sad story on page one although I hope you agree with me that David Greenwood's report into the tragic car crash which claimed the life of a young North Wales rugby player was handled sensitively. There were so many people who wanted to pay their personal tributes to Myfyr Lloyd Thomas.
For tomorrow's paper we are working on a shocking school story (I'll update the blog later as details emerge but I don't want to give the game away yet). And we will have plenty of reaction to the fact that North Wales Police are only going to get back a fraction of the near £250,000 they wasted on preparing for the Home Office's half-baked merger plans.
Enjoy the half-term sunshine - go on, sit in the garden with your Daily Post and catch the last rays of 2006!