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”
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL CUMBRIANS AND LANCASTRIANS
31st December 2025 Dear Readers As one year draws to a close and a New Year 2026 dawns let us hope that this year sees a real change in the offerings of both the BBC and ITV.Plc in terms of Regional News-coverage that is not only geographically-appropriate but also topically-relevant to all viewers whoContinue reading “HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL CUMBRIANS AND LANCASTRIANS”
The BBC Scandal over President Trump- and the Future of NW England Regional TV
11th November 2025 Dear Readers Those who value Regional TV in North West England, and want it improved for the northern two-thirds of North West England will be aware of the scandal which has enveloped the BBC in the last couple of days. It concerns the Panorama programme aired on Monday 28th October 2024 entitledContinue reading “The BBC Scandal over President Trump- and the Future of NW England Regional TV”
NW ENGLISH REGIONAL TV CONTINUES TO SHORT-CHANGE AREAS NORTH OF PRESTON. LOCALS CAN FIGHT BACK
25th September 2025 Having watched BBC North West Tonight the last few nights it is clear that whilst the broadcaster covers Lancashire quite well at times, it often cuts off any mention of Cumbria. When there’s already ITV1 Granada Reports covering Manchester, Liverpool, the Wirral and Cheshire 80%, why do Mancunians, Liverpudlians and Cheshire folkContinue reading “NW ENGLISH REGIONAL TV CONTINUES TO SHORT-CHANGE AREAS NORTH OF PRESTON. LOCALS CAN FIGHT BACK”
NW TV CONTINUES TO SHORT-CHANGE LANCASHIRE, CUMBRIA AND ISLE OF MAN- AND DUPLICATION OF RESOURCES
10th July 2025 NORTH-WEST REGIONAL TV CONTINUES TO SHORT-CHANGE CUMBRIA, LANCASHIRE AND THE ISLE OF MAN. AND THERE’S DUPLICATION OF NEWS-COVERAGE BETWEEN ITV1 GRANADA REPORTS AND BBC1 NORTH WEST TONIGHT, BOTH MAINLY COVERING THE M62 CORRIDOR Dear Readers Viewers of both BBC1 North West Tonight and ITV1 Granada Reports, over a million ofContinue reading “NW TV CONTINUES TO SHORT-CHANGE LANCASHIRE, CUMBRIA AND ISLE OF MAN- AND DUPLICATION OF RESOURCES”
Better Regional TV Coverage of northern NW England could foster Local Community Pride and Social Cohesion
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”
The BBC Must Provide Appropriate Regional TV News for Cumbrians and North Lancastrians
16th October 2024 Dear Readers The last few days has provided yet another reminder why BBC1 North West Tonight, despite showing more news about Cumbria and Lancashire than ITV1 Granada Reports, remains well- short of a geographically- appropriate Regional TV news-service for communities across the northern half of North West England. Over the last fewContinue reading “The BBC Must Provide Appropriate Regional TV News for Cumbrians and North Lancastrians”
Viewers of Regional TV in Cumbria and North Lancashire need their own Local News
8th April 2024 Dear Readers The Regional TV News-services and “local” bulletins for North West England have long short-changed viewers who live in the northern half of North West England, by which I mean Cumbria and northern Lancashire. Neither ITV.Plc nor the BBC can be said to provide news that is relevant to this largeContinue reading “Viewers of Regional TV in Cumbria and North Lancashire need their own Local News”
It’s Time for North Lancastrians and South Cumbrians to Take Control of their Regional TV
4th July 2023 Dear Readers It cannot be much fun for some-one who lives in Millom or in Ulverston to turn on their Regional TV in order to get news about their area and the wider North West of England to only be told about what is happening 100 miles or more to the south.Continue reading “It’s Time for North Lancastrians and South Cumbrians to Take Control of their Regional TV”