Request for old copies of the Guardian (by old I mean from 7th April). Would also be interested in advice about sensible places to look.

[lawrieisluckybutnickyisnicer]

my (not-a-journo) pa has been writing a daily column in guardian for election . dumb ass me has not been buying the paper. now want to do a scrapbook for him. He has been tearing them out, but know he'll never do anything with them other than scatter them round house.

really want to get hold of all copies from 7th (inc sat guardian). will pay for postage. anyone? also any intelligent pointers for other places to look.

many thanks

Contact Guardian back-issue sales. Or print off the web.

Try calling the guardian?

Have News, Family and Review from Sat 10th.

Go to your nearest major library - they will have back copies. You'd better hurry though because they will digitise them within a few weeks.

I probably have most/all of them in my recycling bin - what exactly do you want - whole paper or just a section? The bin gets emptied on Monday

The library won't digitise them. Why would they? The Guardian is available online!

otherside and moaning - i will set up cat in the morning and email you. thank you loads.

print off web? gah where's the posterity in that, eh? but yes, blush, at not having rung guardian. i didn't know they had back issues sales people. did a couple of online searches and found a company who could flog them to me for fiver a time .

we will have Sat editions back that far. Which bit do you need?

also my son's college gets it daily but no idea if they keep them for any length of time - I can ask if you like???

You can email me at mner62 at yahoo dot fr

I hate to rush you but I am going out later and our paper bin really does get emptied tomorrow!

So if you could let me know what you need, otherwise I won't have time to look for it

hiya moaning. cat'd you earlier and thought i'd posted here too but my message didnt come up so obvs not .

i think cat messages sometimes a bit slow. no worries if you don't have time to this

said this all in cat, sorry if repeating myself. they are called Smithson's bet of the day. It's been in the news section amongst the election coverage. every day inc saturday from 7th april. otherside has sat 10th so dont need that one.

i am in croydon, happy just to come collect any papers if you anywhere near? or if you had the energy to tear out any relevant pages for posting then i could paypal you for costs.

many thanks for anything you can do. even one article'd be ace. no worries if i've left it too late.

I have only just got in from work, and no CAT has come through? But DH has not put the pAPER BIN OUT oops caps so I will have a look tomorrow, I will definaTELY have some of them as we get it every day and recycle them all unless DCs have mangled them with paint!

Will let you know how I get on

Still no CAT? I have found them from April 8,10,14,15,17,19,21. They don't seem to be in every day though.Email me on puddleduck plusone at yahoo dot com with no spaces to sort out

Posted the 10th today. Should be with you by the end of the week.