22nd July 2026 Dear Readers On 28th June 2026 I watched BBC NW’s Politics North West chaired by Annabel Tiffin. There was the assembled panel of Jim Mc Mahon, MP for Oldham West and Chadderton in Greater Manchester, Martin Cox, Tory Leader of Bolton Council and Gina Dowden, Green Councillor on Lancaster CityContinue reading “IS NW REGIONAL TV REALLY SCRUTINISING ANDY BURNHAM AS PM AND A REVIVED LABOUR PARTY FOR NW ENGLAND?”
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North Lancastrians continue to be Fed a Diet of Manchester, Merseyside and Peak District from NW Regional TV
19th April 2026 Dear Readers I have just watched the Sunday tea-time news from BBC North West Tonight (today, 19th April), with coverage of the Manchester marathon, housing in Rochdale and a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Peak District National Park. Again, if one thinks ITV Granada Reports might have offered something better,Continue reading “North Lancastrians continue to be Fed a Diet of Manchester, Merseyside and Peak District from NW Regional TV”
ITV Border Lookaround is a viable alternative for North Lancastrians wanting News Northwards.
16th February 2023 Dear Readers The sad disappearance of Nicola Bulley, who lived in St Michael’s-on-Wyre continues to make headlines on both BBC1 North West Tonight and ITV1 Granada Reports: Rarely has both of the two mainstream Regional TV News- services for North West England provided at least 20% of their air-time to coverage NorthContinue reading “ITV Border Lookaround is a viable alternative for North Lancastrians wanting News Northwards.”