Beginning to surface tonight after a 48 hour summer cold which has left me looking a bit like Rudolph and feeling thoroughly sorry for myself.
On Saturday the council e-mail system went down and we now know that not all messages sent in that time have found their way in once it was mended so if you sent something and are wondering why you haven't had a response please resend it!
Meanwhile there's lots to think about as more policy initiatives pour out of Westminster - will Ingleby Barwick parents and supporters succeed in getting a new-style school for their area? Will Egglescliffe and/or Conyers take the proferred Academy route? Will Stockton manage to get its roads mended after the ravages of the winter weather? Will the play bus ever work the way some of us thought it would? No answers yet but lots of questions!