Hi all,

well it's been a while, but it's time for an update - and, finally,
there are a few things worth mentioning! Perhaps, after her 27th
birthday on August 2nd, Donna's ready for a new start?


1. Donna on Richard & Judy
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Some of you may have noticed Donna reviewing one of Richard and
Judy's 'summer reads' on their Channel 4 show. If you missed it,
don't worry, we'll be adding it as a movie very shortly.


2. Donna in 'Sunday', today's News of the World
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An intriguing 3-page interview with Donna about life in general,
oddly combined with an advertisement for Debenham's clothes. We'll
be adding the article to DACU soon; in the meantime, you may still
have time to find a copy of the NOTW today! It's worth noting, this
kind of article, and the kind of appearance as on Richard & Judy is
just what we'd expect to see before a career relaunch, not to
mention that the hiatus Donna spoke of taking after Freya's birth
could reasonably be ending in the near future.


3. Donna in filming?
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DACU have heard rumours that pre-production has started on a movie
for which Donna has been cast as one of the lead roles. We were also
sent a still image of Donna's screentest which certainly looked
recent. The movie's own website has yet to go live, and we are
reluctant to release any further details until it has been
confirmed, but coupled with the general-interest appearances Donna
has been making, this could be an indication of an imminent return
to the showbiz world, beginning with a starring role.


4. DACU Updates - Another Apology
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Finally, yet another apology for the lack of updates to the main
DACU site. This time, having sorted out our previous hosting
problems, we have been overwhelmed by spam - it seems a number of
Brazilian companies are using donnaair.co.uk as their 'reply'
address, so we're receiving in excess of a few hundred 'mail
undelivered' automated responses every day. This in turn takes up
space on the server, which must be cleared before any files can be
added to the site itself. Whilst we believe that the problem has now
been solved, it seems wise to take this chance to redesign the site
to use CSS. In this way the overall size of the site, and with it
the download time of each page, may be reduced. Also, we're keen to
replace the buggy (and actually fairly annoying) slideshow system of
the picture pages with something more accessible. Hopefully these
changes, and the new content described above, will be in place for
any comeback Donna may have planned.


Thanks again for your continued support - the viewing figures for
the site are still high, and we are trying to resolve all the issues
we've had in order to respond with a site of the standard you all
deserve. Rest assured that the Yahoo group (and, with it, this
mailing list) will remain the first place to hear of any news
relating to both Donna and the DACU site itself.

Best Wishes,
Bobble Bardsley.