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Sunday, 7th September, 2008

Being Human gets a full series (Comment on this)

The nature of my job is such that I get a lot of press releases through every day. Depressingly most of them are dross. There are a shocking number that are misspelled, misaddressed (no, I'm not a man, or the Editor), or downright misguided (why would I care that it's national Alfalfa Sprout week?). Of course there are useful press releases that come through - well written ones that make your job easier but, alas, they are the minority.

WIN TICKETS TO MARSEILLES & AMY MACDONALD GIG

IN this week's Herald there's the chance to win a pair of Ryanair flights to Marseilles - and tickets for the exclusive Rock Against Racism gig, starring Amy Macdonald, at Troon next week.

YOU HAVE BROKEN YOUR TRUST WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US (Comment on this)

HAVING written about the plight of hundreds of our most vulnerable elderly people for the past few weeks I actually thought that my initial incredulity at the decision might have mellowed a bit. But this week, having spoken to so many residents - in particular 87-year-old Lewis Belshaw - I can only imagine that my own anger must be multiplied 100-fold amongst the people affected.