Sometimes there's a political dimension to them, but it's aimed at local rather than national issues. I have always enjoyed writing and it's interesting getting a response from people. Once you become a regular columnist, people regularly turn to you to see what you have to say."Paul Couch, editor of the Archant Suffolk Weekly Newspapers, on Tim Yeo"He's been writing every three weeks for three years. It's supposed to be lighter, but if it were a really important story, I would never ignore that."Alan Edmunds, editor of the Western Mail, on Lowri Turner"We were looking for someone who had a strong Welsh connection and who was a really good writer with a high profile, and Lowri was keen to do it.

She's fantastic: very popular with the readers and very funny. She's totally professional and on top of the news and able to comment on it in a way that gets a lot of reaction. She has free rein to write about whatever she fancies and she often talks about her own life, and those have been some of the best columns."TIM YEO MP and former shadow Health Secretary Archant Suffolk Weekly Newspapers"It's the first time I've done anything in a regional paper. This week, I've written about the Mrs Robinson myth behind older women and younger men, and a little piece about Brad Pitt's really bad blond hair. My role as a columnist is to provide something a bit different to what's in the rest of the paper.

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I tend to be a little whimsical, because if you've got five pages of death and destruction, you don't want to read another one.

He has this way of writing about astronomy that makes it accessible to everyone. I would never dream of using a so-called celebrity columnist unless they had some connection with the area or with the newspaper, and it just so happens that we got someone as well known as Patrick willing to write for us. He is so much a part of the community and he's always told me how much he likes the Chichester Observer, so it just came together for all of us."LOWRI TURNER Writer and broadcaster Western Mail"I don't do that many 'Wales' stories because that's a bit patronising, but there have to be some references Apart from that, I don't think it's overly Welsh. I get quite a lot of feedback - all positive, of course!"Keith Newbury, editor of the Chichester Observer, on Patrick Moore"Every penny we pay Patrick goes directly to the South Downs Planetarium fund. He's well-known in the village, as he's lived there for almost 40 years. He writes every month and writes anything topical to do with astronomy; and the fact that it's Patrick ensures us a good audience.