The People's Tribune

IT'S always nice to have time off, and this Easter we gladly grabbed the chance to have Good Friday and Bank Holiday Monday away from the newsroom.

The down side is that none of our papers get any smaller. In fact, this week's Tribune is one of the biggest in a while - a bumper 144 pages.

So while we've had two days off, we don't have two days less work to do.

The situation was compounded on Tuesday when we came in to find computers dying to the left us, and computers dying to the right of us.

We got it sorted out eventually, but it put us behind even more.

Still, it's an exciting time to be a part of Nuneaton's number one newspaper.

We've been working on our blog to give some added value, and I touched on this in last week's dispatches.
There's now a message board, mailing list, polls, guestbook and, best of all, a community calendar.

Anyone can add information to this, so if you've got anything from a fete to a gig to let people know about, it's the place to go.

We're trying to be as interactive as possible to make sure we're giving you the service you want and deserve.

On the paper front, we've got new business and entertainments sections, and our news service is also expanding.

This paper, in various formats, has been around since 1895. In fact, when it was first launched, it was called The People's Tribune, which shows you what our ethos is.

You don't survive in the newspaper industry for more than 100 years if you can't cut it.

We've been doing that since the 19th century and our paper has always been pushed forward by innovation and a commitment to balance and accuracy.

Over that time we've become part of the fabric of the town. If you need to know something, you turn to the Trib.

We hope you like the new things we've got in store - either way, let us know. We'd love to hear from you.