Sad news

It would be remiss of me to start blogging again without first mentioning the tragic event in my ward this morning.

Cathy Gibson, a crossing patroller at St Anne's Primary, was knocked down and killed this morning while at work. My condolences go out to her family.

My thoughts are also with those who knew her, and those who were there when the accident happened this morning. I hope that they are all getting the care and support they need at this most difficult of times.

Crossing patrollers do sterling work in keeping our young people safe, and while incidents like this are very rare, it does concentrate the mind on the risks they take every day.

Blog in tabloid shocker!

So, apparently a few throwaway comments on a blog is considered newsworthy these days.

Well, putting aside my disappointment at modern standards of investigative journalism, I would like to invite any sensitive souls who I appear to have indavertantly reduced to tears to please get in touch. If my words offend, please, please let me know. I wouldn't want anyone to have to go running all the way down to Central Quay for tea and sympathy; I'm in the City Chambers regularly, so it would be nice if an apology was sought in person, directly, rather than through the pages of the tabloid press. Because that would surely be "grown-up".