17th May 2025 Dear Readers This Website, as readers will by now be aware, is committed to the cause of communities north of Preston who would like ready local and wider Regional TV coverage that is appropriate for their needs, rather than merely of folk living along the M62 Corridor. Viewers of Regional TV whoContinue reading “The BBC and ITV Must Direct Extra Resources at Regional TV so that folk in Lancashire and Cumbria get Local News”
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Both BBC North West and ITV Granada Reports very Manchester-Merseyside centric again
20th November 2024 Dear Readers I watched BBC1 North West Tonight again this evening, Wednesday 20th November. It is very clear that BBC1 North West Tonight has retreated to it’s South Lancastrian and Merseyside confines again. Indeed, the last few programes have even limited coverage of Lancashire, let alone anything of Cumbria. ITV1 Granada ReportsContinue reading “Both BBC North West and ITV Granada Reports very Manchester-Merseyside centric again”
As a Country In It’s Own Right, the Isle of Man should have it’s own TV News Service.
13th February 2022 The only “Local” and Rgional TV viewers on the Isle of Man get are ITV1 Granada Reports and BBC1 North West Tonight: These Regional TV News- services cover North West England, (mainly the southern half of it, mind) and have news coverage that is 70 to 80% about Greater Manchester, Cheshire andContinue reading “As a Country In It’s Own Right, the Isle of Man should have it’s own TV News Service.”
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.”