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Julie Voyce is the editor of both the Buckinghamshire Advertiser and Buckinghamshire Examiner along with the Beaconsfield and Amersham editions. Here she shares her observations of life in the Chilterns and South Bucks.

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January 2008 Archives

Horse deaths

Posted by Julie Voyce on January 9, 2008 7:37 PM

I imagine that tomorrow I will receive telephone calls as to why we haven't covered the tragic story about scores of horses dying in Hyde Heath.
As an editor it is incredibly frustrating when something comes to light just as your paper has passed the deadline, and that is exactly what happened with this story. I had literally just finished reading the last proof and okayed all the pages when the phones started ringing and we became aware that something was going on in the Amersham area.
The RSPCA put out a press release at about 2pm, but the details were sketchy and all they would say was that horses had been found dead in the Amersham area.
My reporters quickly started phoning around their contacts while my phone was ringing hot from Sky News the BBC and other national newspapers all trying to discover where the tragedy was unfolding.
Eventually we managed to get details confirmed at about 3.30pm and were able to upload a story to the web at 3.40pm, far too late for the printed version of the paper.
This is where technology will play its part. In years gone by we would have had to wait a whole week until we could cover the story properly. Now with the wonders of the web we will be able to put a more comprehensive story and pictures out on Thursday morning and keep the story updated during the week.
For all those people who miss the story being in tomorrow's Examiner I apologise, but believe me no one is more frustrated by the situation than I am. This is a truly sickening story and the people responsible will be named and shamed. I just hope the RSPCA are able to prosecute and that arrests are made soon. Those responsible need to pay for the suffering they have put these poor animals through.

Easter is upon us

Posted by Julie Voyce on January 4, 2008 5:21 PM

After finally realising that I couldn't stretch the Christmas food any further I had to go to Tesco yesterday. As expected all the Christmas cards etc were on offer, but nestled on a shelf in between is a section called Easter treats! I couldn't believe it, they haven't even cleared the Christmas goodies away yet and they are forcing Easter on us.
Now I know Easter is early this year, but surely January 3 is a bit ridiculous to start trying to get us to buy more chocolate!

This page contains an archive of all entries posted to Julie Voyce Blog : Editor - Buckinghamshire Advertiser & Buckinghamshire Examiner in the January 2008. They are listed from oldest to newest.

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