The tragedies of September 11 in the United States and the foot-and-mouth crisis in the UK cast long shadows over 2001.
Many were glad to wave it goodbye and welcome 2002 in the hope it will be better.
We wish all our readers a happy and prosperous year and can promise that if it's happening, it will be in The Argus.
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