At NEN we have been really encouraged and heartened by the response of the local community to the proposed closure of their newspaper.
It really shows just how much NEN means to local people and the sense of ownership they feel for the local paper. It is great to see the community mount its own campaign to save NEN.
A Facebook campaign group has been initiated by local activist, Anna Hutchison – and has over 270 members already!
Anna is planning to make a deputation to the Council’s Budget meeting on Thursday on behalf of the local community.
Anna writes in the February edition of NEN:
“The NEN is part of our heritage. Councils have taken enough out of our area. This must stop. NEN has provided placements for journalism students at Telford College so it is more than just a newspaper but also a valuable training resource. NEN belongs to our community and yet the community has not been consulted. What happened to democracy? The staff at the NEN have tried their utmost to keep the paper going. It is now time for the community to act and save our local paper.”
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