SOME of you may have seen the recreation of the death of Osama bin Laden in Lego figures by a US student last week - it made something of a hit with the tabloids.

Here at Argus Towers we are always keen to respond quickly to news trends, so feel we should do something similar with our local news agenda.

How about the attempt by Labour to take back Blaenau Gwent council enacted in Star Wars figures?

We haven't as yet worked out who would be which character - we're open to your suggestions - and Princess Leia is something of a difficulty.

Then there is the great tale about Monmouthshire deputy leader Bob Greenland appearing at a council meeting on Skype. We're thinking he could be played by Woody from Toy Story with leader Peter Fox as Buzz Lightyear.

Bob The Builder could be brought in to finally redevelop Newport city centre. Well, actually, it would be Wendy doing all the work, but Bob could have the council contract.

Our long-running campaign for a Newport to Ebbw Vale rail link could be illustrated by Thomas The Tank Engine, with a laconic voice-over from Michael Angelis or Ringo Starr, so watch out new transport minister Carl Sargeant.

Our Assembly coverage could feature AMs as the Clangers - with the authority figure, the presiding officer, as the Soupdragon.

Of course, Keep Wales Tidy volunteers would always have to be toy versions of the Wombles.

Any references to the women of the Argus newsdesk as Miss Piggy are merely accidental and we resemble that remark.

THE CCTV pictures of the pony being taken around a railway station, accident and emergency department and a pub in Wrexham were the second most striking images of last week.

Of course, I shall not condone it and the RSPCA are rightly concerned about the pony's welfare.

But what struck me the most was the stoic patience of that pony.

In the CCTV still of a man trying to buy himself and the pony a ticket for the train, the pony waited patiently, queuing up behind him as he talked to the ticket seller in typically British fashion.

AND finally....

ON a serious note, what does it say about a legal system when a woman who is not the subject of any police investigation can be accused in court of blackmail, while her accuser retains his anonymity?

The only thing Imogen Thomas has been proven to have done is have a relationship with a footballer.

If this footballer had evidence of blackmail, he should have gone to the police with it.

I have not met anyone who does not know who this man is, yet the Press is gagged. The law is an ass.