Blast at aerosol factory in Fazackerley was tragic, dramatic in equal measure. Incredible picture sent in by a reader. Need more and more people to send their images. The Echo has hundreds of thousands of photo journalists across Merseyside.
Increasingly they are armed with camera phones. Newspapers? web? Phone alerts? The media landscape is changing daily. The pace is astonishing.
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First blog. Be gentle with me. Work is good and tough at the same time. The Anthony Walker case left a scar on Liverpool at just the wrong time. Just get the impression that it suits the rest of the country to keep us down. They need a whipping boy to cover up their own failings.
Just think we're better, stronger, more resilient now. We'll move on quickly.
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I'm Alastair Machray, editor of the Liverpool Echo. I believe, I truly believe, it's Britain's best paper in Britain's best city. And I'm so proud to be here.
After 26 years is the business I'm happier than ever. Every morning I jump out of bed looking forward to work (well, mostly). Home? It's a war zone.
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