6th March 2025 Dear Readers There was an article that I read today in The Daily Telegraph entitled The real reason Britain is doomed to lose the next World War, written by one of their well- known columnists Michael Deacon. A link to this article can be found here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/06/why-britain-is-doomed-to-lose-the-next-world-war/. The article explains that aContinue reading “Better Regional TV Coverage of northern NW England could foster Local Community Pride and Social Cohesion”
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IS GRANADA REPORTS STARTING TO COVER CUMBRIA?
30th June 2024 Dear Readers During the course of the British General Election Campaign, I have seen some of ITV1 Granada Reports‘ coverage. The main ITV1 Regional TV News-service for North West England has been looking at selected constituencies in North West England to see how they might vote on 4th July. Cumbrian Constituencies WhatContinue reading “IS GRANADA REPORTS STARTING TO COVER CUMBRIA?”
IN 2024 IT’S TIME FOR VIEWERS TO UNITE TO DEAL WITH POOR REGIONAL TV COVERAGE FOR NORTHERN NW ENGLAND AND ISLE OF MAN
13th January 2024 Dear Readers Firstly, I would like to wish all readers of this website “Happy New Year”. I hope that it will be a more prosperous and joyful one than 2023, when many folk have struggled with poor Public services for which they have paid more in tax. One of the poor PublicContinue reading “IN 2024 IT’S TIME FOR VIEWERS TO UNITE TO DEAL WITH POOR REGIONAL TV COVERAGE FOR NORTHERN NW ENGLAND AND ISLE OF MAN”
ANOTHER PROLONGED CUMBRIA NEWS DROUGHT- AND THE NORTH- WEST’S GYPSIES ARE SNUBBED FOR FOURTH YEAR RUNNING WITH NO COVERAGE OF APPLEBY FAIR.
11th June 2023 Dear Readers Recently, I travelled to a funeral near Birkenhead, following the death of an elderly in-law of my brother. Whilst I was there I caught the Sunday evening news from BBC1 North West Tonight and it was telling. The most northerly news- feature was that of a nine-year-old child hurt atContinue reading “ANOTHER PROLONGED CUMBRIA NEWS DROUGHT- AND THE NORTH- WEST’S GYPSIES ARE SNUBBED FOR FOURTH YEAR RUNNING WITH NO COVERAGE OF APPLEBY FAIR.”
East Lancashire is another part of North West England not served best by North West Regional TV
8th August 2021 People watch the Regional Television to get news about the region in which they live- as it applies to them- but also folk expect to find out more about the communities in which they live, travel to work and visit. Indeed, at the end of the BBC National News at 6.30 pmContinue reading “East Lancashire is another part of North West England not served best by North West Regional TV”
Back to Basics: What Purpose is Regional Television supposed to serve?
10th January 2021 Dear Readers First of all, a Happy new Year to all readers of this Website and viewers of Regional Television, whether you live in Cumbria, Lancashire or the Isle of Man. May this year, 2021, indeed be a much happier and enjoyable one than the year of restrictions, lockdown and fears aboutContinue reading “Back to Basics: What Purpose is Regional Television supposed to serve?”