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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SCOTTISH TELEVISION CUTTING NORTHERN SCOTLAND REGIONAL TV IS BAD NEWS BOTH FOR NORTHERN SCOTLAND AND CUMBRIA
2nd February 2026 GEOGRAPHICALLY RELEVANT REGIONAL TV IN CUMBRIA IS THREATENED IF OFCOM APPROVE SCOTTISH TELEVISION’S PROPOSED MOTHBALLING OF REGIONAL TV FOR NORTHERN SCOTLAND Dear Readers Regional TV services, specifically the few those that cover rural areas in the North and in Scotland are under threat. Proposed changes for Regional TV broadcastingContinue reading “SCOTTISH TELEVISION CUTTING NORTHERN SCOTLAND REGIONAL TV IS BAD NEWS BOTH FOR NORTHERN SCOTLAND AND 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”
ITV1 Granada Reports should cover all North West England in Statistics or Stop Advertising as Covering the North West
24th July 2021 Over this weekend ITV Granada reported that there were seven death due to youngsters and men drowning whilst swimming in rivers and in the sea in North West England (see here for report: https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-07-21/safety-plea-to-heatwave-swimmers-after-teenagers-die-in-the-water) then that a 19 year-old man from Preston, who drowned on the Lancashire coast became the eighth personContinue reading “ITV1 Granada Reports should cover all North West England in Statistics or Stop Advertising as Covering the North West”
Good Local Television that informs Viewers is a vital Public Service- and it should be treated as such.
15th July 2021 Dear Readers The main reason why the main Regional News- broadcasters- both ITV.Plc and the BBC assert that they cannot provide more localised, relevant Regional Television for areas like northern Lancashire, South Cumbria and the Isle of Man is that they cannot afford it. But is that acceptable in view of theContinue reading “Good Local Television that informs Viewers is a vital Public Service- and it should be treated as such.”
The Prognosis is Clear, ITV1 Border Covers Cumbria A LOT, ITV1 Granada Does Not Cover Cumbria.
2nd June 2021 Updated 14th June 2021 Dear Readers I again watched the three Regional News services that are watched by viewers in different parts of North West England, that ITV1 Border’s Lookaround, BBC1 North West Tonight and ITV1 Granada Reports: Internet and the BBC I-player and ITV Regional news catch-up does make it possibleContinue reading “The Prognosis is Clear, ITV1 Border Covers Cumbria A LOT, ITV1 Granada Does Not Cover Cumbria.”
Travel Times from North Lancashire Call Into Question whether ITV1 Granada Reports is Best for North Lancashire
LANCASTER CASTLE: FROM LANCASTER NORTHERN CUMBRIA IS QUICKER TO GET TO AND MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN THE BIG CITIES OF MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL. THIS CALLS INTO QUESTION WHETHER NORTH WEST REGIONAL NEWS SERVICES ARE LOCALLY APPROPRIATE. Courtesy of Northern_Punkie (Pixabay) 22nd May 2021 Dear Readers The ITV and BBC Regions approaching those that exist today wereContinue reading “Travel Times from North Lancashire Call Into Question whether ITV1 Granada Reports is Best for North Lancashire”
Cumbrian Viewers of BBC North West Tonight Should have been Made Proud of a Local Hero.
21st May 2021 This evening, there was a marathon- runner called Gary McKee who ran a 26.2 mile circuit near his home in Cleator Moor, West Cumbria. He did this every day for 110 successive days to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and the local Hospice at Home West Cumbria. He ended up raisingContinue reading “Cumbrian Viewers of BBC North West Tonight Should have been Made Proud of a Local Hero.”
Viewers of Regional Television in South Cumbria Don’t Get the Cumbria- focussed Regional News
May 2021 Dear Readers If you live on the Furness Peninsula, just south and south-west of Kendal or near the Duddon estuary you have a choice of two main Regional Television News- services. One of them is BBC1 North West Tonight and the other is ITV1 Granada Reports. Neither serve these areas of South CumbriaContinue reading “Viewers of Regional Television in South Cumbria Don’t Get the Cumbria- focussed Regional News”
Wanted: A North West Regional News- Service that majors on Lancashire and Cumbria
30th April 2021 Updated 26th July 2021 Dear Readers Again, over the last week neither ITV 1 Granada Reports nor BBC 1 North West Tonight have touched on Cumbria. Although BBC North West does cover Lancashire and south Cumbria better than ITV 1 Granada, neither can be said to cover Lancashire and Cumbria well. And,Continue reading “Wanted: A North West Regional News- Service that majors on Lancashire and Cumbria”