Robert Lloyd - a Sir Gar Blog of random news . . . and some Clecs!

My 'office' for the next few days . . .

The latest ABC (Audited Bureau of Circulation) sales figures for Welsh newspapers do not make happy reading. The figures are for the six-month period which ended in June. Weekly newspapers - Barry & District News 5,012 Paid -7.2pc Caernarfon & Denbigh Herald 10,482 Paid -6.4pc Campaign Caerphilly, Ystrad Mynach & Bargoed 28,932 Free 4pc Cardigan & Tivy-Side Advertiser 6,486 Paid -3.5pc Carmarthen Journal 14,775 Paid -12.6pc County Times and Express 14,921 Paid -1.9pc Cynon Valley Leader 5,136 Paid -22.1pc Denbighshire Free Press 6,579 Paid -0.7pc The Flintshire Standard 19,983 Free -11.7pc Free Press – Monmouth 5,714 Paid -9pc Glamorgan Gazette 12,917 Paid -15pc Gwent Gazette 4,628 Paid -24.8pc Holyhead and Bangor Mail 9,038 Paid N/A Llanelli Star 12,532 Paid -4.2pc Merthyr Express 9,975 Paid -16.3pc Milford & West Wales Mercury 3,383 Paid -7.2pc North Wales Chronicle 30,219 Free -0.4pc North Wales Pioneer 25,252 Free -0.2pc North Wales Weekly N

Watch out for South Wales entrepreneur Kevin Green @kevingreenwales on TV tonight - http://t.co/nTNMw8Ae

Apologies for lack of blogging. It's been a bit manic getting ready for the Paralympic Games starting in London tonight. I am a GamesMaker volunteer with the Games press team.