I keep reading about the difficult times the local newspapers are having. I don’t buy the Lancashire Evening Post but I look at their website a lot and enjoy reading some of the comments people make under the articles.
The Scottish company, Johnston Press founded in 1767 owns the Lancashire Evening Post, Blackpool Evening Gazette, Lancaster Guardian and several other local papers like in Chorley and Leyland, and websites like Blackpooltoday.
Newsquest, part of an American company, own the Lancashire Telegraph and Bolton News. Don’t hear much about this company.
The Lancashire Evening Post newspaper and website provide a lot of good local information and it isn’t obvious how this source would be replaced if it didn’t exist. Radio Lancashire and local TV provides an overview but it doesn’t match the newspapers. The Times says that interaction in their websites is a good thing, for example commenting on news articles demonstrates people are viewing it and enables advertisers to be encouraged. So support your local newspapers or you won’t appreciate what you’ve got till it’s gone.