Is it the power of social media or the fact Tim Atkin’s a bloody good writer that he’s just been given a full page column in The Times every Thursday?
Who cares? Save The Wine Column has had a happy ending. Tim emailed me to announce that he will be joining The Times from March 4 in a a new weekly food and drink section.
The new column will run to around 950 words and will include a main, 700 word story as well as half a dozen recommendations. That should pay for a party – well, a glass of wine and an Iceland vol-au-vent – for all the Save the Wine column members.
In his statement he said: “I’d also like to thank the 1300 plus people who joined the Save the Wine Column campaign on Facebook after it was announced that The Observer was cutting my weekly column to a two wine shopping list, and especially Rebecca Gibb who created the site. I hope that those who expressed their support will follow my articles in The Times and on www.timatkin.com.â€
Thank you to all who supported the campaign.
