Leader of Torridge District Council James Morrish has

started compiling a successful video blog.

“Some

might call it a video nasty, “ he said,

“But I see it as just another way of communicating with the people of

Torridge in a format which especially the younger generation will be used to

and comfortable with.

"It will be in addition to my written blog. It’s also to a

chance for people to see the leader of the council as a real person and not

just a stereotypical political wannabe!”

The

video blog has come about as the result of the Communications team in Torridge

meeting with the team in Teignbridge, where they have a dedicated Multimedia

Officer, and use video throughout their website.

“While

we won’t be employing anyone like that, our Communications Officer has a

background in IT and has been able to beg, borrow and steal equipment from

other departments so we are able to do this at no extra cost to the council tax

payer, “ said Councillor Morrish.

The

plan is to make a monthly video blog and to put it on the website, with extra

video messages being recorded as and when necessary. In addition, there will be

other videos throughout the website where appropriate.

Councillor

Morrish added, “We’re not only doing these videos, but from our next Torridge

View residents’ magazine edition due out later this month, we will also have

audio versions of the articles available on the website or on CD for people

with impaired sight to listen to.”