Ryan Giggs Quits Wales

Ryan Giggs will this afternoon announce his retirement from international football.

This is a dark day for any Welsh football fan and, though we should have been expecting it, is the biggest bombshell to hit Toshack since he took up the job.

I was at Nuremberg when Ryan Giggs made his Welsh debut a frightening 16 years ago and I can well remember the excitement about the young Manchester United star.

Despite his current status where he is seen as a mentor for the young Welsh footballer, it was not always that way.

For a considerable period Giggs was quite unpopular with Welsh football fans who did not take warmly to his decision to avoid playing in friendlies for his country.

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Rosie's mystery is solved

Who is Rosie? And why is her boyfriend so sorry?
That's the mystery that's been bugging Echo readers - and indeed anyone using the Western Avenue in Cardiff - over the last few days.
There, a white sheet branding the words 'I'm sorry I ever hurt you Rosie. I love you. X' in red has been draped over the road.
On Saturday the Echo published a short item about the banner with a plea for further information.
Today, we've got the whole story as we finally made touch with Rosie.....

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Cardiff Council Awards

I was fortunate enough to be one of the judges of this year's Cardiff Council Proud - The People's awards this week.
We heard some excellent stories about the workers who help keep the standards of our public services.
A massive 18,000 people are employed by Cardiff Council and their hard work and commitment is sometimes overlooked in the media.
So today I am pleased that we are able to give over the best part of two pages to pay tribute to some of Cardiff's best public servants. I hope they enjoy their moment of fame.

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election, dodgy emails and

The demands of election week has kept me away from the blog - and I've been prompted into action again today by comments about 'lazy bloggers' who start off with a head of steam only to tail off when the interest dies down.
My purpose in starting this blog - perhaps naively - was to give readers the opportunity to question editorial decisions and to help make the Echo a more interactive platform.
I also want to give readers the opportunity of seeing what goes on behind the headlines and stories.

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elections

So has election fatigue kicked in yet?
Two days to go and still there seems no sign of the Assembly elections bursting into life.
Not one story has really grabbed the attention during this election campaign - which is a shame when you consider the likelihood of a low turnout.
This is a tricky time for newspapers when you have keep a particular eye out to ensure political balance - we have to question every letter we publish, judge each story and the involvement of each politician in that particular story.

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