“Interactive” has become one of the buzzwords of the internet era.
Local newspapers have always been interactive. Letters pages are very popular and because of our ‘local’ nature, the vast majority of people who feature in our stories are also our readers.
Since the re-launch of the Crosby Herald website last year we have been experimenting with some new ways of enabling our readers to get involved in the paper.
Blogs, like this one, which allow people to immediately comment on an item, are one example, and our forums have a steadily growing following.
One item which has attracted a lot of interest on the forum is the design competition for the Mersey Observatory.
More people have looked at and taken part in the discussion on the proposals than any other item on the forum.
Last week, a poll in which you can vote for your favourite design was added to our home page following a request from forum members.
And in today's paper we have taken up another idea put forward on the forum - an in-depth look at each of the designs ahead of the public exhibition next month.
Join in the discussion!

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