Blogwatch: in brief

Congratulations to Pete, whose various high-quality blogging ventures have drawn him to the attention of the Custard Factory, whose website he'll now be redeveloping and running.

Meanwhile, Mike was invited to give a talk on blogging at the Lowdham Book Festival and, disappointed not to have got through the second half of his material (focused mainly on the relationship between blogging and book-writing), has reproduced his notes on Troubled Diva.

No sooner had Lord Bargain returned from Glastonbury than he was rubbing shoulders with the stars again, having what turns out to be a night to remember...