"But Aberystwyth needs a development. What's the point of having all these new houses (in the town), along with a new assembly government building, if the town has no heart?"

This is what Meirion Jones, the developer behind Aberystwyth's highly controversial shopping centre plans, says about Aberystwyth.

If you only follow me on here you'll probably have noticed by now that my postings are, at best, sporadic. It's easy to update Twitter with just a quick login or a cheeky text whereas a bit more thought needs to go in to a blog post. Having said that, my last Twitter update was four days ago.