Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Advertiser – Selective Readers’ Letters

The Rotherham Advertiser has been named as the regions best newspaper and awarded the Weekly Newspaper of the Year title at the O2 media awards for Yorkshire and Humber 2011. Judges from regional and national newspapers, television and radio described the … Continue reading

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Local Development Framework – Public Consultation

So, the Public Consultation for Rotherham’s Local Development Framework has begun. Well officially anyway. I am desperately trying to keep my cynicism away and approach this “new” consultation process with an open mind and not dwell on past experiences. I … Continue reading

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Just another unreliable newspaper

As the House of Commons debates the phone hacking scandal and the conduct of newspapers, July’s issue of MaltbyNews is in circulation.(I hesitate to say “delivered to every house in Maltby as it proclaims, as it’s rather a hit and … Continue reading

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New newspaper watchdog ? Bring it on …

So, Cameron, Miliband and Clegg have called for the Press Complaints Commission to be scrapped following its handling of the News of the World  phone hacking debacle. The prime minister  has demanded “a new system entirely” and the Labour leader says … Continue reading

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