Express and Echo.

Sorry yo see That the Express and Echo has now gone weekly. The daily E&E has been a part of most of our lives for as long as anyone can remember and, even if you didnt buy it on a daily basis you always knew it was there when news of local inportance arose. I cant see how a weekly edition is going to be able to provide the sort of news covarage of the sort of very local news that is not covered by the existing broadcast media. Rgere will be a need for more blogs like this but it is worth always rememnering that mot evereyone has, or wants, internet acces. Print media still has its place..

The Clan marches On.

On my recent visit to Glasgow it was good to see that the mighty Clanadonia are still doing their very individual brand of scottish tribal fysion music in Buchanan Street on saturday afternoons. Fora flavour of their act you can find them on UTube.

On The Buses.

I was interested to note on my recent trip to the west of scotland that Stagecoach are now providing free Wy-Fi on their express coaches between Ayr and Glasgow. Although not normally a supporter of the Souter empire I must congratulate Stagecoach on the excellent half hourly service that they provide on the M77 route.

A a marked contrast to what they provide in Devon.

Property News

Sorry to see that the old Cabbeges and Kings shop is again empty. This, again sows the difficulty of running a sucessful small business in the current economic climate. If shops are having difficulty staying open on the High streets of bigger townsm how much more difficult for dhops in small villages where the decline ov retail establishments gas been a much longer established phenomena.

Good to see that the new social housing at Silverdale has now been let for occupation.  I hear that there are the usual moans about who the property has been allocated tu. The answer to the usual gripes is for the planning authorities to stand up to the NIMBYS and to allowpermission for the development of land for the building of social and affordable housing. PUT PEOPLE FIRST.