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”

VIEWERS IN CARLISLE AND NORTH CUMBRIA ARE BEST SERVED BY ITV BORDER

17th December 2023 Dear Readers This Website campaigns for better Regional TV appropriate for all parts of northern North West England. That is, for Cumbria and northern Lancashire. This encompasses a huge area stretching from the Fylde Plain in the south up to the Cumbria- Scottish Border. The north-south span encompasses a distance of oneContinue reading “VIEWERS IN CARLISLE AND NORTH CUMBRIA ARE BEST SERVED BY ITV BORDER”

Even should the Worst Happen in future- and ITV1 Border is mothballed, Cumbrian viewers should be able to find a source of Local Television News

5th November 2020 Updated 15th May 2021 Dear Readers Most of Cumbria today has the option of switching over to the English version of ITV1 Border and to watch the flagship Regional Programme “Lookaround” to get excellent local news- coverage of their county if they don’t like the 85% North East flavoured output from BBCContinue reading “Even should the Worst Happen in future- and ITV1 Border is mothballed, Cumbrian viewers should be able to find a source of Local Television News”