REGULAR correspondent, Dawn Robinson-Walsh, is -- as she would admit -- one of Bury's leading experts on absolutely everything.

Hardly a week goes by without some urgent matter of public policy requiring her immediate attention.

Where would we be without Ms Robinson-Walsh's instant solutions to problems that have defeated the best minds of our generation?

Schools, hospitals, post offices, mobile phones, speed cameras, MMR, BSE and SUVs -- you name it, Dawn'll fix it.

Last year, I was impressed when she tried to tell us that the tax-payer should spend twice as much money on her children in order to keep a half empty school open.

In fact, I was so impressed that I thought she should have been appointed director of education so that we could keep ALL our schools half empty!

Now she has become a leading expert on neo-natal, ante-natal, post-natal practices, paediatrics and obstetrics. I wouldn't be surprised if she was a dab hand at orthopaedics and geriatrics, too. In fact, she probably does a couple of hip replacements every morning while getting the kids off to school and then putting in a full day at the office!

Why do we have all these expensive consultants and midwives when we could just have Dawn?

So, I have started to think how we could best recognise her talents. Bury Woman of the Year? Mayor of Bury? European Commissioner?

No. There is only one job worthy of Dawn. She has go to be a Czar. Czar of what, you might ask. Haven't we already got a Drugs Czar, a Children's Sports Czar and a Healthy Eating Czar? There is only one thing for it. We shall have to appoint Dawn Czar of all the Czars.

There is, of course, an alternative. Dawn could get out a little more, start to meet new friends and get a life! Then we could all digest our cornflakes more easily on a Friday morning.

BADDIE