The Shuttle blog team got readers talking on a wide range of topics in August.

More than 1,300 unique users logged on to our blog section during the month.

The most read posting was by GB Olympic swimmer Todd Cooper whose first blog before heading for Beijing topped 200 reads.

Music blogs proved a hit for Nick Townsend whose gig reviews from Bar Ten and the Sutton Arms were the next best read.

Fourth and fifth respectively were ‘Why are we so poor?’ by Lord Baldy of Kidderminster, and ‘The V Festival’ at Weston Park by Shel Tighe.

AUGUST TOP 10

1 – TODD COOPER (To Osaka now departing)

2 – NICK TOWNSEND (Gig review - Bar Ten)

3 – NICK TOWNSEND (Gig Review - Sutton Arms)

4 – LORD BALDY (Why are we so poor?)

5 – SHEL TIGHE (V Festival 2008)

6 – HUGH O’NEILL (A just god)

7 – LORD BALDY (Are you a bin laddie?)

8 – TODD COOPER (Fun & games in Osaka)

9 – HUGH O’NEILL (Credo)

10 – DAVID TAYLOR (Doggie do’s)