Ambiguity

Don't you just love it.

The headlines on the front of the Shropshire Star tonight

FIRE SERVICE STAFF FREEZE IN MOVE TO CUT BUDGET

I have an image of poor firemen sitting in unheated stations waiting for a fire to warm them up.

However, the first paragraph reads 'Shropshire fire chiefs have announced a recruitment freeze because of mounting pressure to make budget cuts.'

Clarity is all important in whatever you write - maybe the reporters on my local paper need to remember that.