Great story about a Mayor's trouser fail on the Leicester Mercury website today which reports: "In a statement, Coun Hall, 46, said: 'Whilst giving a vote of thanks, I suffered a problem with my trousers..."
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- Jon Slattery
- I am a freelance journalist based in the UK and was deputy editor of Press Gazette, the journalists' magazine, from 1993 until 2006. I want to give an independent view on media matters. You can contact me with stories, ideas and comments by email at jon.slattery369@btinternet.com You can also follow me on Twitter @jonslattery
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