Agony and ecstasy in equal measure in Friday’s Courier.
That’s because we have more much more indeed on the eagerly-anticipated tree of the year awards.
We have all the reaction from the runners and riders (I’ll be honest, some of them weren’t very chatty. Decidedly wooden in fact).
In other no less fascinating news, we report on the Fife man who has an impressive collection. OF 6000 EMPTY BEER CANS.
Sorry to shout, but it IS mighty impressive.
He has been collecting them for over 40 years. And he still wants more (what his liver says about this ambition is not recorded).
You really are a lovely reader. I love the way you move your eyes over the screen….
In Coming Up Corner we are not averse to praise where merited.
But are we doing you a disservice?
We find out more about new research which suggests it may be a mistake to lavish too much praise.
Indeed telling kids they have done well may only result in them feeling you had low expectations in the first place.
It’s a ruddy minefield. We hear from people with feet in each camp (ie spare the rod and spoil the child versus a little encouragement goes a long way that kind of thing).
Last week we reported on the extraordinary measures some shoppers are going to in a desperate bid to avoid the 5p plastic bag tax. You may well remember.
Well, in Friday’s paper we report on the extraordinary measures some shops are going to in a desperate bid to foil the shoppers going to extraordinary measures in a desperate bid to avoid the 5p plastic bag tax.
Hope that’s clear.
It it’s controversy you are after then, my word, you simply couldn’t hope for more (than that on offer in Friday’s Courier, I mean) viz: a huge rumpus over the appointment of a new rector at St Andrews University, political promises over potentially deadly water and frightening fall-out following a Halloween-themed ebola party (oops).
Add in micropig news and all the latest on an octopus magnum opus, and you will surely agree we have quite an offering.
Enjoy a fabulous Friday in the company of The Courier. If print isn’t for you, why not try our digital edition?