A thousand words

There is a saying that a picture is worth a thousand words, and never was that more obvious than in today's paper, writes our News Blogger David Burrows. The poignant image of Telford's Merrythought factory, deserted but for a few unwanted teddy bears, seemed to sum up the atmosphere of gloom.

The poignant image of Telford's Merrythought factory, deserted but for a few unwanted teddy bears, seemed to sum up the atmosphere of gloom at the announcement the business was ceasing production.

Just look at the face of the bear in the foreground. How down in the dumps does he look?

And then there's the bear peeping over the Union Flag, looking for all the world as though he's doubting whether its worth going on.

When you add those to the dramatic pictures of the tornado in Aberystwyth, it makes me worry that if our photographers continue like this, maybe wordsmiths like me may soon become obsolete.