It’s been one of those slow weekends where I spent a lot of time playing with search engines and wondering what’s coming around the corner for us in the world of search.

It seems that someone at the LA Times has finally woken up to what I’ve been saying all along – the saviour of regional newspapers is going to be content, content, content. Editor James E. O’Shea finally took action in unveiling a plan to continue publishing the paper rather than letting it go to the wall.

This year’s North West Insider Business Manual features a two page spread of advice and best practice tips for search engine optimising your website.

The annual pre-Christmas visit to the studios of BBC Radio Leeds took place today. My ‘radio wife’ Nicky Pattinson and I provided the entertainment on the excellent Graham Liver show.The annual pre-Christmas visit to the studios of BBC Radio Leeds took place today. My ‘radio wife’ Nicky Pattinson and I provided the entertainment on the excellent Graham Liver show.

Real Radio ran a report today on the level’s of debt currently being incurred by individuals in and around Leeds. Having just integrated our systems with uKash I was asked for my view on why people are getting into debt and what can be done about it.

My monthly visit to BBC Radio Leeds’ flagship radio show – The Graham Liver Show. This time joining Graham and I was Nicky Pattinson.My monthly visit to BBC Radio Leeds’ flagship radio show – The Graham Liver Show. This time joining Graham and I was Nicky Pattinson.

After nearly 18 months of study and examinations I was confirmed as having satisfied the requirements of the Institute of Directors (IoD) and admitted as a Chartered Director.

With Northcliffe up for sale and advertising revenues showing no signs of a recovery, could the future for the regional press really be Local? When Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) announced the sale of its regional newspaper division – Northcliffe – last week, many observers commented on the likely outcome of the sale. Speculation of who the new owners would be was rife.

My monthly visit to BBC Radio Leeds for an hour of hearsay and conjecture. Joining me this time was Liz Navin Jones along with host Graham Liver. This month we covered a whole host of topics including synthetic phonics, ASBO’s, the new Archbishop of Cantebury, nuclear power stations and pensions.

Great news from the Institute of Directors (IoD), today I found out that I have passed the Diploma in Company Direction exam after 8 months of sutdy on the IoD’s Company Direction Programme. This clears the way for me to apply to become a Chartered Director.