Council closes fortnightly paper after 23 years, falling in line with...
A new quarterly magazine will replace fortnightly council paper East End Life in Tower Hamlets, bringing the local authority in line with government publicity guidelines. East End Life, which has been...
View ArticleIndependent London newspaper urges council-run title to stop cutting of its...
The editor of an independent newspaper in London has urged his local council to stop cutting of its “lifeblood” by selling advertising on its own fortnightly newspaper. Keith Magnum is the founding...
View ArticleNews Media Association expresses 'concern' to Sajid Javid about government...
The News Media Association is seeking assurances that the government remains committed to “stamping out town hall Pravda’s” after accusing it of backing down from taking legal action against two local...
View Article‘Corrosive’ town hall ‘pravdas’ cost £20 million a year
The Government today claimed “corrosive” Town Hall pravdas were costing taxpayers £20 million a year. Brandon Lewis, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local...
View ArticleBill to restrict ‘town hall Pravdas’ passes its final Parliamentary hurdle
A Government bill to crack down on "town hall Pravdas" cleared its final parliamentary stage yesterday. The Local Audit and Accountability Bill passed through the House of Lords last night without a...
View ArticleEric Pickles attacks five London councils for continuing to publish ‘Town...
Conservative Cabinet member Eric Pickles has attacked five London councils for behaving like Russian president Vladimir Putin over their alleged attempts to drive local newspapers "out of business"....
View ArticleSeven local authorities targeted by Government in clampdown on ‘town hall...
Seven local authorities have been asked to ensure that publication of their print publications will comply with rules aimed at protecting commercial newspapers and the Government has given them two...
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Tiverton by-election: Tory and Lib Dems publish ‘fake’ news publications
Candidates at the Tiverton and Honiton by-election have been criticised for distributing “fake” news publications in their bids to swing voters. Conservative and Liberal Democrat campaigners are...
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