A post by Jon Slattery confirmed talk of the continuing problems at my old employers, the Sheffield Star.

Staff are balloting to strike next week over plans to cut yet more staff from an overstretched newsroom.

I left the paper in 2004, and ballots were taking place then. At that time, it was over pay: we avoided strike action.

Nearly seven years and two editors later, it appears that conditions have worsened.

Recent stories about painful cock-ups caused by a new production system (see picture, right) add to the frustration.

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