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December 8, 2009

Headline of the month victory for Wembley and Kingsbury Times

By Duncan wirepost

This month’s headline of the month postbag included an eclectic bunch of offerings. Here are Axegrinder’s favourites:

The Times

Story: Andrew Billen’s review of a warts-and-all BBC biopic of the Enid Blighton starring Helena Bonham-Carter.

Headline: BLIGHT ON ENID

Venue (Bristol what’s on guide)
Story: Kate Macleod tries out the latest health craze to his Bristol – Bikram Yoga.

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Headline: BEND IT LIKE BIKRAM

The Times

Story: Matt Rudd tries out an iPhone app that tells you the value of a house by pointing your phone at it.

Headlines: PRICE ON APPLICATION

But this month’s winner is from the Archant-owned Wembley and Kingsbury Times.

Story: A shop owner in Kingsbury has been fined for selling fake Durex condoms.

Headline: JOHNNY ROTTEN.

Thanks to sub editor and reporter Lorraine King for nominating this one and for sports editor Ben Pearce for coming up with the headline.

A bottle of Jura Single malt whisky is its way to you both: Happy Christmas!

The deadline for entries for the January edition is fast approaching, we need them in please by next Wednesday.

Email nominations to pged@pressgazette.co.uk.

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