tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22734328370497685492024-03-13T23:08:55.813+00:00Experience Lyme RegisExperience Lyme Regis is part of the EXPERIENCE MAGAZINES network of titles published regionally under licence. Each of the brands are carefully tailored to focus and highlight the areas they serve.
Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-68292082655587677422021-04-22T11:33:00.000+01:002021-04-22T11:33:19.698+01:00Covid UK decline is official<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KWscE3ChcLuB5BD_Tzvz2EShiRsY_pSZOG-LYDUNYAOwx8K4XplzcoQipqIzCThWzKXuPR5_EBP_3iz9HrGBgRrwl4iJXt-B5I3Ox9YbwZt2Hwh-kBKUczhAOUZ1sxIXVBG4orc3h2Yh/s299/download.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KWscE3ChcLuB5BD_Tzvz2EShiRsY_pSZOG-LYDUNYAOwx8K4XplzcoQipqIzCThWzKXuPR5_EBP_3iz9HrGBgRrwl4iJXt-B5I3Ox9YbwZt2Hwh-kBKUczhAOUZ1sxIXVBG4orc3h2Yh/s0/download.jpeg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Coronavirus was no longer the leading cause of death in both England and Wales in March for the first time since October 2020, new figures show.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows that Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in both countries in March, accounting for 9.2% of all deaths registered in England and 6.3% in Wales.</p><p>Covid-19 was previously the leading cause of mortality each month from November 2020 to February 2021.</p><p><br /></p>Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Lyme Regis, UK50.725156 -2.93663922.414920115197578 -38.092891682209014 79.035391884802422 32.219613682209015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-86144688175434972732021-04-21T16:52:00.005+01:002021-04-21T18:56:56.700+01:00Appeal for information after body found in water off Lyme Regis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWhA6rMnxD74qi_Lt3V1OFw9FyzQ_5fYTJ0Iigo9rgSskAlP3Jq-nXQ5x_ufdtFpeRepIuZDRhWWY1XpbX0pLao8SO43l1MRyJCd5BYM-hQnKcv6JDZFpnxFnvN4jAaJ4GmgbAW9CfeDI/s750/pexels-photo-1802268.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWhA6rMnxD74qi_Lt3V1OFw9FyzQ_5fYTJ0Iigo9rgSskAlP3Jq-nXQ5x_ufdtFpeRepIuZDRhWWY1XpbX0pLao8SO43l1MRyJCd5BYM-hQnKcv6JDZFpnxFnvN4jAaJ4GmgbAW9CfeDI/w133-h200/pexels-photo-1802268.jpeg" width="133" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Detectives are appealing for anyone with information to come forward after the body of a woman was sadly recovered from the sea off Lyme Regis.</p><p>Dorset Police received a report from the Coastguard at 10.48am on Monday 19 April 2021 that the body of a woman had been found in the water around one mile east of Lyme Regis harbour.</p><p>With assistance from the coastguard and RNLI, the deceased has been recovered. While there is nothing to indicate the death is suspicious, detectives have so far been unable to identify her.</p><p>The woman is described as white, aged in her 40s or 50s and was wearing black Skechers shoes, black jeans, a pink top with red stripes across the front and a dark blue rain jacket. She was also wearing stud earrings and glasses.</p><p>Detective Inspector Kate Lill, of Weymouth CID, said: “This is a very sad incident and we are keen to identify the woman involved as soon as possible so her loved ones can be made aware. </p><p>“We have made a number of enquiries, but we have had no reports of anyone going missing in the area or any concerns for welfare that could relate to this woman. </p><p>“It is believed the body had been in the water for less than 24 hours and we are appealing for people to come forward if they have any information that might assist our efforts to find out who this woman is. We would like to hear from anyone who has come across any abandoned vehicles in the area or witnessed anyone close to the water in clothing matching the description given above.”</p><p>Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55210060853.</p>Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Lyme Regis, UK50.725156 -2.93663922.414920115197578 -38.092891682209014 79.035391884802422 32.219613682209015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-85908675719037426612021-04-06T14:46:00.003+01:002021-04-06T14:57:37.838+01:00Please take your rubbish home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzTOx68oZZVcSxpHgtmaAn85l3AGcYNfmII-ZkBROUFbCd0_oD1ZKOwT2uE5bRr4Lwaic4JmmvpjwjPtEa21AzTkceK9FgbvFMzpAhKRNC8ICmwQN-hLOYx0xF2NT9x_vlA5w3uc1vJmu/s438/FB_IMG_1617716403594.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="438" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzTOx68oZZVcSxpHgtmaAn85l3AGcYNfmII-ZkBROUFbCd0_oD1ZKOwT2uE5bRr4Lwaic4JmmvpjwjPtEa21AzTkceK9FgbvFMzpAhKRNC8ICmwQN-hLOYx0xF2NT9x_vlA5w3uc1vJmu/s320/FB_IMG_1617716403594.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This a bin bag, it’s a very clever piece of kit, it can fold or roll down very small, small enough to even go in a pocket! </p><p>Then it can make itself very big! Big enough to hold all the rubbish that is left after your picnic in the park or your visit to the beach... 😊</p><p>It really likes to be taken back home when it’s full and to be placed in your bin... 👍🏻 </p><p>Why not join forces with this clever bin bag and keep our beautiful parks and beaches clean and tidy. </p><p>Have respect for your surroundings, other people, children and wildlife!!</p>Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-90608187333264725362021-03-14T10:54:00.001+00:002021-03-14T10:54:45.472+00:00Plans are under way for the return of Lifeboat Week to Lyme Regis in July<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8Im-Cdhp2PpRMgauk3xyXoUoPEduFjJ0KrRNLRo6wTZpwuh1YIf-MXb1JR1yZB2m_F5Lmj43nIT8mHtDZRrWypboqL6NhRM7enkL0_bE_9qHZMB1vzOqFwJZdMZ-JR_0y6-BLohVM_sP/s2508/Screen-Shot-2019-08-01-at-17.33.03.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8Im-Cdhp2PpRMgauk3xyXoUoPEduFjJ0KrRNLRo6wTZpwuh1YIf-MXb1JR1yZB2m_F5Lmj43nIT8mHtDZRrWypboqL6NhRM7enkL0_bE_9qHZMB1vzOqFwJZdMZ-JR_0y6-BLohVM_sP/s320/Screen-Shot-2019-08-01-at-17.33.03.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>A provisional programme for the week, beginning on July 24, is being discussed by members of the town’s Lifeboat Supporters' Group.</p><p>The week – a summer highlight since the 1970s – was cancelled last year because of the pandemic.</p><p>Chairman of the supporters group Ken Lavery said: “We feel we have to be optimistic and hope that restrictions will be lifted by late July.</p><p>“We are making plans to stage as many events as possible during the week, including old favourites and new activities subject to any Covid-19 restrictions which might still be in place. We will update you on progress via our Facebook page and website.” (https://www.facebook.com/LymeRegisLifeboatWeek https://www.lymeregislifeboatweek.co.uk) </p><p>Lifeboat Week has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the RNLI’s life-saving charity since the 1970s. In 2019 the week raised a record £40,000.</p>Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Lyme Regis, UK50.725156 -2.93663922.414920115197578 -38.092891682209014 79.035391884802422 32.219613682209015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-33120503752162804692021-03-13T18:37:00.004+00:002021-03-14T13:23:17.572+00:00Pulman's Wins Again!<p><b style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px;"><i style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></i></b></p><p><b style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px;"><i style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;"> </i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; 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font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Best Local News Publication – West Country</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px;"> in the </span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2021 Global Business Awards</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px;"> hosted by </span><a href="http://www.corp-today.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0195db; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Corp Today Magazine</em></span>.</a></p><p id="yiv7923527554yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614699016670" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span id="yiv7923527554yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614698983137" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pulman's Weekly News & Advertiser Series</span></em> was put forward to <em id="yiv7923527554yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614895046428" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Corp Today’s</em> dedicated team of in-house researchers who have handpicked each of their 2021 award winners. This proven approach ensures that they award on merit, and not popularity, and recognise the very best in the business.</p><p id="yiv7923527554yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614699024097" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Michael Banks, MD of <b style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;"><i id="yiv7923527554yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614699120436" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;">Pulman's Weekly News</i></b>, said; “To be acknowledged as Best Local News Publication for the entire region is a further feather in the cap, especially in these uncertain times. Our news coverage has now evolved to provide both video and online reporting, and I am delighted the team have won such a prestigious award in such a wide-reaching area. Included in this new area are neighbouring towns within Dorset, who benefit greatly from their own bespoke PR brands, such as <em id="yiv7923527554yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614895056133" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: #fffffe; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.elymeregis.co.uk" target="_blank">Experience Lyme Regis</a>.</em></p><p id="yiv7923527554yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614699594143" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“The effort put in by our team and in particular past developmental guidance from digital media entrepreneur Duncan Williams, drawing upon parallel success with <i>Reach Plc</i> and <i><a href="http://www.inyourarea.co.uk" target="_blank">InYourArea</a> </i>projects, as well our own individual feature writers, contributors and staff, all represents a collective belief we all share in the future of hyperlocal media. I am proud that we have been awarded such a significant prize in difficult times which highlights the quality of our work on behalf of the West Country communities and small business advertisers we serve.”</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMuh6NzsPHfNkZTdKQss-sFADWsskbdqoba-NMHRiMV6nWTM_RFvdgGphif02xce17os9hDsoHJr1wib8BK6cP8qhfgw89lCOCWsu-ZHfaBR-i6SpZdGRpd7sEErPq0YXhQQBsBtxlF-G/s2037/imgonline-com-ua-Negative-DKOn9cefNyfKXb-iMac.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pulman's Weekly News" border="0" data-original-height="1750" data-original-width="2037" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMuh6NzsPHfNkZTdKQss-sFADWsskbdqoba-NMHRiMV6nWTM_RFvdgGphif02xce17os9hDsoHJr1wib8BK6cP8qhfgw89lCOCWsu-ZHfaBR-i6SpZdGRpd7sEErPq0YXhQQBsBtxlF-G/w320-h275/imgonline-com-ua-Negative-DKOn9cefNyfKXb-iMac.png" title="Pulman's Weekly News & Advertiser Series" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p id="yiv7923527554yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614699594143" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p id="yiv7923527554yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614698955201" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.corp-today.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0195db; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Corp Today Magazine</a> who claim readers consisting of 138,000 ‘C’ Level professional, VPs, Consultants, VCs, Managers and advisors, will announce the award winners in all categories shortly.</p><p id="yiv7923527554yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614699040301" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" /></p><p id="yiv7923527554yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614699145283" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" /></p><p id="yiv7923527554yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614699145455" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Catamaran; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" /></p>Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Lyme Regis, UK50.725156 -2.93663922.414920115197578 -38.092891682209014 79.035391884802422 32.219613682209015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-91138064859334675372021-02-24T10:59:00.012+00:002021-02-25T11:20:18.073+00:00Russian Artist Captures Lyme Regis Lifeboat Crew<div class="" dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_15" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; padding: 4px 16px 16px; transition-property: none !important;"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg" style="animation-name: none !important; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px; transition-property: none !important;"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d" style="animation-name: none !important; 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font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;"><b><i>A Russian - born artist based in Lyme Regis has launched a portrait painting project involving nearly thirty members of the town’s volunteer lifeboat crew.</i></b></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem;">Maria Barbashina, 38, offered to paint the portraits, and some 26 crew members have volunteered for a 90 minute sitting.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">Maria, who trained as an artist in Russia from the age of 12, specialises in portraits and still life.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">Her first lifeboat crew subject was volunteer Lifeboat Operations Manager Nick Marks and he was followed by sea-going crew members including senior helm Tim Edwards.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">Maria said: “I enjoy a challenge and like to choose subjects who I feel play an important role in local life.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">“I hope my portraits will help to promote the volunteer duties of the RNLI in Lyme Regis.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">“I also find this sort of project a very nice way to meet new and interesting people.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">Nick Marks said: “It’s a great project which Maria has offered us and one day we may have a display of the portraits in the lifeboat station.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; 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But, did you know there are over 2,000 local (parish and town) council elections taking place this year?</i></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oQHRixCmQK9jWyqXNy4nDn9rbOz2KWxmxWIbwzBZRd0R7bMevIRGGq7KN98JSpo_HrehOYLOoNQKpnYju4s2jJNseqvwFdDvtk3Agbodfbu5Zz3mqJ00GB1DY5rTt12y2XjS72Rsp36V/s452/become-councillor-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="452" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oQHRixCmQK9jWyqXNy4nDn9rbOz2KWxmxWIbwzBZRd0R7bMevIRGGq7KN98JSpo_HrehOYLOoNQKpnYju4s2jJNseqvwFdDvtk3Agbodfbu5Zz3mqJ00GB1DY5rTt12y2XjS72Rsp36V/w400-h183/become-councillor-large.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Are you passionate about your community? Do you want to help make a long-lasting change? Do you have innovative ideas for the council? Do you have concerns about a specific issue and want to do something about it? If this is you, then your community needs you. </p><p>The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is looking for people from all backgrounds and experiences who reflect their community to put themselves forward for election this May, as part of its #MakeAChange campaign.</p><p>Local councils are the first tier of local government and make a massive difference to local people's quality of life. They run numerous services — many you will see day-to-day, but some are less known. These include introducing solar panels, setting up dementia-friendly groups, organising community buses, creating neighbourhood plans, implementing suitable housing, establishing youth projects, managing allotments and open spaces, maintaining footpaths, public seating and litter bins.</p><p>Visit www.nalc.gov.uk/elections to find out more about how you can become a councillor.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuo3JaRDB3GMdoitkd5gHI0UiRkvkR-hMC5LyhYD0yAm0errWUMkhL6PiRYTII1Ww68XComMqa17bDrozXyMn4JhL29WJvtXJgsi8qW4RYVQTDBLTmGoiadd3rxxb73LqBZ9YZh7Ai-Sz/s782/What-Councillors-Do.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="782" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuo3JaRDB3GMdoitkd5gHI0UiRkvkR-hMC5LyhYD0yAm0errWUMkhL6PiRYTII1Ww68XComMqa17bDrozXyMn4JhL29WJvtXJgsi8qW4RYVQTDBLTmGoiadd3rxxb73LqBZ9YZh7Ai-Sz/s320/What-Councillors-Do.png" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Lyme Regis, UK50.725156 -2.93663928.681474983777864 -38.092891682209014 72.768837016222136 32.219613682209015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-61530420839463192142020-06-24T20:00:00.000+01:002020-08-13T11:11:51.212+01:00News Team Wins Regional Media Innovator Award 2020<div style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">Congratulations to Pulman's Weekly News digital team named <b><a href="https://www.cv-magazine.com/awards/media-innovator-awards/">"Best Local News Publication 2020 - West Country"</a> </b>by Corporate Vision Magazine in their Media Innovator Awards.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlNok82TfTOTJq6T1C9hYqiA6meft7F_dSZzPsieTuU7OQkzb_M8Xgwut0sLYUkz8BPf2tF1ktj-T5ePL_w1sA4lMEpyxmq4MGYIaEyT5o0icLVzVyNpSqGTjynbG_eGKueqFjTfYv4Xd/s1600/Media-Innovator-Awards-2020-Logo-no-year.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pulman's Weekly News" border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="425" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlNok82TfTOTJq6T1C9hYqiA6meft7F_dSZzPsieTuU7OQkzb_M8Xgwut0sLYUkz8BPf2tF1ktj-T5ePL_w1sA4lMEpyxmq4MGYIaEyT5o0icLVzVyNpSqGTjynbG_eGKueqFjTfYv4Xd/s320/Media-Innovator-Awards-2020-Logo-no-year.webp" title="Media Innovator Award 2020" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px;"><b><i><a href="http://www.pulmansweekly.tumblr.com" target="_blank">PULMAN'S WEEKLY NEWS & ADVERTISER SERIES</a></i></b> was founded in 1857 by West Country publisher George Philip Rigney Pulman. For generations his papers have been highly regarded by communities as a reliable source of news and for their local advertising services. Today this honourable tradition continues. New and growing readership demands have required a gradual transition from print to digital.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">This long-term technology investment has already resulted in the company being presented with the West Country 'Media Innovator Award' for 2020 by Corporate Vision Magazine.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">Says Devon born Managing Editor, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Williams_(newspaper_executive)" target="_blank">Duncan Williams</a>: "This validation for our digital outreach, particularly during these Covid-19 aware times, has been been most welcome. We are seeing more readers and businesses needing to read, promote and connect to our local news services than ever before."</div></div>Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Yeovil, UK50.942061 -2.63330850.90204 -2.7139889999999998 50.982082000000005 -2.552627tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-8292856025964100242020-05-27T23:00:00.000+01:002020-05-30T18:16:57.762+01:00Backdated pay secured for staff of Lyme Regis newspaper title after two-year legal battle<div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">He<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;">set out</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>to revive the titles</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;">,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>a</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">s well as<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;">launch </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;">an award in hon</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">ur of<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;"><span id="yiv5960374180yMail_cursorElementTracker_1590584451038" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.pulmansweekly.blogspot.com/">George Pulman</a>,<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;">who founded the papers in the 1850s.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">This prompted a two-year legal battle, and, despite an appeal,<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;">Mr Williams </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">was told by the courts he<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">had<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">assumed more than £500,000<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;">in</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>debt</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;">,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 28.0583px; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>which included the unpaid staff wages.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/former-staff-of-view-from-get-backdated-wages-1-6672693" target="_blank">https://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/former-staff-of-view-from-get-backdated-wages-1-6672693</a>Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Lyme Regis, UK50.725156 -2.93663950.7050535 -2.9769795 50.7452585 -2.8962985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-39238498559595529822020-03-30T16:30:00.000+01:002020-07-13T16:17:41.419+01:00Stay Home, Save LivesLet's all work together to beat the spread of the coronavirus.<br /><br />Leave your primary place of residence only if you really have to - in order to buy food and other essential items, to take a walk or exercise at a safe distance from others.<br /><br />If you leave your home or gather in public for any reason other than those specified, the police have the powers to disperse you and issue fines.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CrJt9Wyq_2YFWtOp1NkZzCIUdR8edXKbYjx04jW3smjYmXLvVwbOJJK443hLTNOYU0DvvjqqFssGx28GMM70hq6bA8bSsEo8LtmlPr3dqWNyGhtJCITTWLp2yuKVDXXvI3QJ318iIxs/s1600/IMG_20200331_160201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #626262; font-family: "pt sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>Duncan Williams bought the newspaper company for £1 after staff were made redundant and is now facing a six-figure payment to employees</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "pt sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "pt sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><a href="https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/media-director-loses-appeal-against-3892484" target="_blank">Report for Devon Live by Anita Merritt</a></i></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "pt sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrvKNsd1P_mjDoNXCsvwtwsMbhRAjaz4h4Udn0o976IWizXcRFQ9Rh8eh4rpvuUWkFi-b_U2UYqKwSQnYNxDc7zaUWYbHYwgd4ciAkARDr_DBfJwBF_dcRM7xaOvk1LqFUugGZMqTaBs/s1600/31253818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrvKNsd1P_mjDoNXCsvwtwsMbhRAjaz4h4Udn0o976IWizXcRFQ9Rh8eh4rpvuUWkFi-b_U2UYqKwSQnYNxDc7zaUWYbHYwgd4ciAkARDr_DBfJwBF_dcRM7xaOvk1LqFUugGZMqTaBs/s400/31253818.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">A media director who bought a weekly newspaper for £1, just 12 days after redundancies were announced, has been refused permission to appeal an order to pay a six-figure sum to employees.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">The Court of Appeal has thrown out an application by Duncan Williams against a decision which found him personally responsible in September 2018 for money owed to former staff members of the View From series.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">A previous hearing at Exeter Combined Court ruled he was liable for claims of staff still awaiting pay in lieu of notice, redundancy money and arrears of pay – rather than the Lyme Regis-based papers’ previous owner Peter Masters, who owns the Sunday Independent.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">Initially he was ordered to pay £16,500, but the final settlement is now a six-figure sum.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">At the tribunal it was heard Mr Masters made all staff redundant on January 4 due to the titles ceasing publication. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">Mr Williams bought the titles, which cover areas of Dorset, Devon and Somerset, on January 16, and all right, powers, duties and liabilities had transferred to him rather than his limited company.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">Mr Williams, who did not attend the two-day hearing, had stated he only purchased the intellectual property rights for the brands.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">He runs independent news and marketing service the Poole Post. He is also a commercial development consultant with News Group Ltd and a director of Vibe Marketing.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">Mr Williams originally launched a crowdfunding bid, with a target of £85,000, to revive the series of closed weekly newspapers.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">There are 28 claimants still awaiting payment following the tribunal and attempted appeal.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;"><amp-iframe class="html-content i-amphtml-element i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined i-amphtml-layout" frameborder="0" height="500" i-amphtml-layout="responsive" layout="responsive" resizable="resizable" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-popups" scrolling="no" src="https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/widgets/established/general?ampreachnews&fixedheight" style="color: black; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 20px; overflow: hidden !important; position: relative;" width="360"></amp-iframe></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 20px 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Lead claimant James Coles told Hold the Front Page many who contributed hundreds of pounds towards barrister fees have still received nothing.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 20px 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB4vP409AFmBPMNucgmbYzevK96QChHSFvn9y8gUAcX9-7Mr_gY4NySU5zp2PwCpSQbxZWvYsq9Z0xJ-LiB98qRU8Xlm-zqAJJ0oBy4UQVp1aqi0A0PiMv8_UP4HH8WO4Ug6FULyETxY/s1600/_20200226_123950.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="James Coles - former deputy editor" border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="1600" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB4vP409AFmBPMNucgmbYzevK96QChHSFvn9y8gUAcX9-7Mr_gY4NySU5zp2PwCpSQbxZWvYsq9Z0xJ-LiB98qRU8Xlm-zqAJJ0oBy4UQVp1aqi0A0PiMv8_UP4HH8WO4Ug6FULyETxY/s320/_20200226_123950.JPG" title="James Coles - View From Newspapers " width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>James Coles, former Deputy Editor</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 20px 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 20px 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">James, former View From deputy editor, said: “It’s hard to believe it’s been more than two years since the demise of the View From. But what I really can’t get my head round is how Duncan Williams is still thumbing his nose at us – and last year’s tribunal decision.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">“If he can’t pay, why doesn’t he do the honourable thing and declare himself bankrupt? At least then, we could go to the government and claim the statutory monies awarded to us by the tribunal.”</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">Mr Williams has claimed 10 of the View From ex-employees have each received redundancy payments from the Insolvency Service.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">Mr Williams <a href="https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2020/news/court-refuses-media-chiefs-bid-to-appeal-payment-owed-to-journalists/" style="color: #d90000; font-weight: 600;">told Hold the Front Page</a> : “I will continue speaking with The Insolvency Service and if it is the case that all of the limited company debts to its employees are to be shouldered by myself as an individual director then the Sunday Independent Ltd can be placed into prompt administration without these being carried into the long awaited final audit.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">“The digital publishing subsidiary company ETCH Creative has always remained solidly within the Sunday Independent Ltd and since technology development and research in this area has obvious value to future regional media revenue generation, a buyer will be sought during the administration process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiScgBbHbH5q4fdrCvc2zowpxb_6z7AkK63GB3fH7u7Z28bW620ca2XvQaNXUGmmANZrFX1iuMqVm72cU8bIv7UqHwT9N8AY01dVvfH3sQ8wgV2GsDRkFDMjjHIco3wthVuqlvadIOONI/s1600/etchd-macbook.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1000" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiScgBbHbH5q4fdrCvc2zowpxb_6z7AkK63GB3fH7u7Z28bW620ca2XvQaNXUGmmANZrFX1iuMqVm72cU8bIv7UqHwT9N8AY01dVvfH3sQ8wgV2GsDRkFDMjjHIco3wthVuqlvadIOONI/s320/etchd-macbook.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">“It has been a long and protracted case and I have always had greatest sympathy for the employees of the Sunday Independent, of which of course I am one.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">“Like one of the claimants, I am also a trade union member and the original endeavour was, as we all know, a genuine attempt to introduce Crowdfunding as a means to have regional newspapers part-owned by their own journalists and communities.”</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">When asked about the final debt owed, Mr Williams told Devon Live: "The final figure of debt is now around £180,000 split evenly between myself and digital agency ETCH media, which employed approximately half of the original claimants, and which always remained within the Sunday Independent Limited.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6Wz2zckEVkPy8tywhlUdK3FcTdnqZieuuLDR2jIR43q9FAFaUD3S7MajgAMIh21JG-4fEy2dHjqTI5X1kUFCFS5bR9QJq7inDAde_57-TsaJrFYp9LSM-jUX5yN9ecGg5OmFPBZ_tsQ/s1600/unnamed+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="512" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6Wz2zckEVkPy8tywhlUdK3FcTdnqZieuuLDR2jIR43q9FAFaUD3S7MajgAMIh21JG-4fEy2dHjqTI5X1kUFCFS5bR9QJq7inDAde_57-TsaJrFYp9LSM-jUX5yN9ecGg5OmFPBZ_tsQ/s320/unnamed+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">"The brand IP of View From was transferred out into my name as an individual only because it was used as a form of personal security guarantee against the Crowdfund investment taking place. It is now owned by the venture capital team behind the Crowdfund.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;">"However, it was this former action that made Exeter Tribunal Judge Roper make myself personally liable for staff redundancy under TUPE regulations."</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "PT Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;"><br /></div>Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Exeter, UK50.718412 -3.53389950.637996 -3.6952605 50.798828 -3.3725375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-36974992057831185602020-02-17T16:30:00.000+00:002020-07-13T16:17:41.469+01:00Court refuses ex-View From owner's appeal bid<br /><a href="https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2020/news/court-refuses-media-chiefs-bid-to-appeal-payment-owed-to-journalists/" target="_blank">Report for HoldtheFrontPage by David Sharman</a><br /><br />A media director has been refused permission to appeal an order to pay a six-figure sum to 27 employees made redundant when the weekly newspapers they worked for ceased publication. <br /><br />The Court of Appeal has thrown out an application by <a href="https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/tag/duncan-williams/" style="border: 0px; color: #62283d; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Duncan Williams">Duncan Williams</a> to <a href="https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2019/news/media-director-launches-second-appeal-after-order-to-pay-26-axed-newspaper-staff/" style="border: 0px; color: #62283d; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">appeal</a> against a decision which found him liable in September 2018 for hundreds of thousands of pounds owed to former staff members of the View From series.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheyzFzSg8sArNvfcQRVYoCRQQ7yjSZgyTxw8i4Ln6ohTAHDYLBAyq0rbXOMVaTdrNFqKV0eoxeT64bIvLk2s7YfqZlHk6XdIK4pTP7YqZPmaw55Lpf2GBliNtaTxBYVscAIUKYsy2LS4/s1600/_20200302_105321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sunday Independent " border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheyzFzSg8sArNvfcQRVYoCRQQ7yjSZgyTxw8i4Ln6ohTAHDYLBAyq0rbXOMVaTdrNFqKV0eoxeT64bIvLk2s7YfqZlHk6XdIK4pTP7YqZPmaw55Lpf2GBliNtaTxBYVscAIUKYsy2LS4/s320/_20200302_105321.JPG" title="Duncan Williams - Media Director " width="320" /></a></div><br />Mr Williams, pictured, had bought the company for £1 on 16 January 2018, 12 days after the redundancies were announced. A previous hearing ruled he was<br /><br />for claims of staff still awaiting pay in lieu of notice, redundancy money and arrears of pay – rather than the Lyme Regis-based papers’ previous owner <a href="https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/tag/peter-masters/" style="border: 0px; color: #62283d; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Peter Masters">Peter Masters</a>, who owns the <a href="https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/tag/sunday-independent/" style="border: 0px; color: #62283d; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Sunday Independent">Sunday Independent</a>.<br /><br />During his appeal, the affected staff sought statutory amounts from the government and The Insolvency Service eventually agreed to pay statutory redundancy pay to those eligible – about ten of the claimants – 22 months after they lost their jobs.<br /><br />All former staff are still waiting for statutory notice pay, wages owed, holiday pay and additional awards granted by the employment tribunal remedy hearing in March 2019. HTFP understands the figure still owed is a six-figure sum.<br /><br />Lead claimant James Coles told HTFP many who contributed hundreds of pounds towards barrister fees have still received nothing.<br /><br />James, former View From deputy editor, said: “It’s hard to believe it’s been more than two years since the demise of the View From. But what I really can’t get my head round is how Duncan Williams is still thumbing his nose at us – and last year’s tribunal decision.<br /><br />“If he can’t pay, why doesn’t he do the thing and declare himself bankrupt? At least then, we could go to the government and claim the statutory monies awarded to us by the tribunal.”<br /><br />Mr Williams is an active <a href="https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10724859/officers" style="border: 0px; color: #62283d; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">director</a> of the Sunday Independent Ltd, while Mr Masters resigned from the company on the day he sold the titles to Mr Williams.<br /><br />Mr Williams told HTFP: “I will continue speaking with The Insolvency Service and if it is the case that all of the limited company debts to its employees are to be shouldered by myself as an individual director then the Sunday Independent Ltd can be placed into prompt administration without these being carried into the long awaited final audit.<br /><br />“The digital publishing subsidiary company ETCH Creative has always remained solidly within the Sunday Independent Ltd and since technology development and research in this area has obvious value to future regional media revenue generation, a buyer will be sought during the administration process.<br /><br />“It has been a long and protracted case and I have always had greatest sympathy for the employees of the Sunday Independent, of which of course I am one.<br /><br />“Like one of the claimants, I am also a trade union member and the original endeavour was, as we all know, a genuine attempt to introduce crowdfunding as a means to have regional newspapers part-owned by their own journalists and communities.”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We'll tell them the great things you've told us about them and encourage them to fill out one of our application forms.<br /><br />Have your say in who should win a Destination Award and nominate today!<br /><br />👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼<br /><a href="https://www.destinationawards.co.uk/nominate">https://www.destinationawards.co.uk/nominate</a><br /><br />Destination Awards<br />Yellow Buses<br />Expectations Travel<br />Marsham Court Hotel Bournemouth<br />BCP Council<br />DBox Events<br />Poole Post - NewsGroup<br />Society for Poole<br />On the Hoof Coffee Company<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevvkkQoLXaBRahYHMjYbeHfF4olZ2p5mybuHhPojynVWRpIHL9amu8_Gjfc-v9sF3NiUZgmeztTOkRtUZqdYRKRjDg55k5K0CebnZ2Zlgn0eQ_dDBQ5I90KOZWnmBi15f6Isx7OiCaoE/s1600/FB_IMG_1565450635574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevvkkQoLXaBRahYHMjYbeHfF4olZ2p5mybuHhPojynVWRpIHL9amu8_Gjfc-v9sF3NiUZgmeztTOkRtUZqdYRKRjDg55k5K0CebnZ2Zlgn0eQ_dDBQ5I90KOZWnmBi15f6Isx7OiCaoE/s320/FB_IMG_1565450635574.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Poole, UK50.71505 -1.987248000000022350.6346315 -2.1486095000000223 50.7954685 -1.8258865000000224tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-24357020006744340012019-08-04T23:16:00.000+01:002020-07-13T16:17:41.544+01:00West Country entrepreneur invests in independent media group<b>Can John Mappin of Tintagel in Cornwall help you and your business to flourish and prosper? </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKrUvva4QKkSU1r-8PNIdTJUzxht0_v8KOC6DIM68z8ayR2n0LT8bP61R9aekE0VL7tEFLYBzYCfwYgSJu37S_xuvIbB0mIvMzOrV_OejWZEjkwhpB8d-szXcI6b31ci94PkkH2BGuj8/s1600/FB_IMG_1565040310642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Independent Media Investor" border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKrUvva4QKkSU1r-8PNIdTJUzxht0_v8KOC6DIM68z8ayR2n0LT8bP61R9aekE0VL7tEFLYBzYCfwYgSJu37S_xuvIbB0mIvMzOrV_OejWZEjkwhpB8d-szXcI6b31ci94PkkH2BGuj8/s320/FB_IMG_1565040310642.jpg" title="John Mappin " width="213" /></a></div><br />John Mappin is a private international investor and media owner. He is a Scientologist and once a former colleague of the View News independent media owner Duncan Williams.<br /><br />John and his team are known for their unique geopolitical research capacity and predictive abilities.<br /><br />Mr. Mappin is recognised, as one of the few Europeans who accurately predicted, with precision, President Trumps 2016 victory in June 2015.<br /><br />Partly a result of that, Mappin has created great friendships and wonderful warm relationships in Washington DC.<br /><br />He has also has gained an in-depth understanding of the wisdom of the current 45th Presidential administration.<br /><br />Mappin's personal interest is in helping the International Freedom movement flourish and expand and more generally to help and invest in the export of excellence and ability wherever it is found.<br /><br />Recently, through their friendship, John and his wife Irina, Irina Kudrenok-Mappin, helped Charlie Kirk, of Turning Point USA expand his educational movement internationally into the UK and helped to increase the United States growth and impact of Turning Point USA.<br /><br />Based at his UK home, the mythological Camelot Castle, Mappin's well-researched voice of sanity and his purpose to help restore the sovereign impulse of man, has become followed closely by several pundits of our times. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2EgGf6eA0UrAPxn2TN77Xob59fX6ZxOEDJTrf973ihjg90YD2DWM2ywQqVmYAUs69Ni58DF8ujEknbNExspyPCFKsnVIco8w6iUMLTwQK1YQF8jr4bCNHYeJFUvdGV4hbcqBsIQWTMc/s1600/img_20180313_130801_366163791272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Duncan Williams Independent Locals" border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="924" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2EgGf6eA0UrAPxn2TN77Xob59fX6ZxOEDJTrf973ihjg90YD2DWM2ywQqVmYAUs69Ni58DF8ujEknbNExspyPCFKsnVIco8w6iUMLTwQK1YQF8jr4bCNHYeJFUvdGV4hbcqBsIQWTMc/s320/img_20180313_130801_366163791272.jpg" title="Camelot Castle Hotel " width="320" /></a></div><br />He is quoted by the observant and those wise souls interested in the philosophical epicentre of Freedom.<br /><br />Mappin's 30+ years of experience, his unique use of higher mathematics, and his understanding of modern communications methods are appreciated.<br /><br />The challenges that international leaders face every day in exporting their message and purpose are resolved with inspiring regularity at Camelot Castle.<br /><br />Appointments can be arranged with the team through the Private Secretary.<br /><br />privatesecretary@camelotcastle.com<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8c95-hWSQ47cEdcAJPQ-OqXOgWSH01-QGqLOFs6bOWnpJQQGBOfEX9fARAESuOLK0entIbgacttFkp3eyWD_kPSs0_K4_TaVpyZVOhAtAzYOvVGc__39tS7-iqKKZqkFz7-ccgna367o/s1600/Camelot-Castle-Branding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="John Mappin - Camelot Castle Hotel" border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="800" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8c95-hWSQ47cEdcAJPQ-OqXOgWSH01-QGqLOFs6bOWnpJQQGBOfEX9fARAESuOLK0entIbgacttFkp3eyWD_kPSs0_K4_TaVpyZVOhAtAzYOvVGc__39tS7-iqKKZqkFz7-ccgna367o/s320/Camelot-Castle-Branding.jpg" title="Duncan Williams - Independent Local Newspapers " width="320" /></a></div><br />Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Tintagel PL34, UK50.663010000000007 -4.75066000000003950.642879500000006 -4.7910005000000391 50.683140500000007 -4.7103195000000389tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-13320387786277030702018-11-01T19:17:00.000+00:002020-07-13T16:17:41.566+01:00VIEW NEWS Christmas message<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jcfYQE6w2r8" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Wishing all of our many West Country friends, businesses and communities a very happy Christmas.<br /><br />Thank you for your support in 2018. We look forward to exciting times during the coming year... Where local media matters.<br /><br /><br />Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Poole, UK50.71505 -1.987248000000022350.6346315 -2.1486095000000223 50.7954685 -1.8258865000000224tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-13817566960017567162018-10-30T21:05:00.000+00:002020-07-13T16:17:41.588+01:00GEORGE PULMAN - VICTORIAN MEDIA MAN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rb13MTYGGFQn1U-g_YjsGOSYT434YHyyJVC8WN8OeVi5E8hOCJDvnhCZNXCqJMlqDxfkHvhaEs9cEnUIL9kYPRswQHYHy9OYIYg79Q2huzuSg3H8YVWMIqc1imhsSfg-n0s6qUhifEk/s1600/GPR-Pulman-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="George Pulman - Founder of Pulman's weekly News" border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="627" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rb13MTYGGFQn1U-g_YjsGOSYT434YHyyJVC8WN8OeVi5E8hOCJDvnhCZNXCqJMlqDxfkHvhaEs9cEnUIL9kYPRswQHYHy9OYIYg79Q2huzuSg3H8YVWMIqc1imhsSfg-n0s6qUhifEk/s320/GPR-Pulman-1.jpg" title="George Philip Rigney Pulman" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwb6YtqcMaiPX8G5yIummPBFUjbmZzLunis5JzQM6nzt3x8Lfnrjl7XW5joj-xq-qSzGBRNHbREtWJ-9uJksxprltTA69Tuiq1Cr_jLh15bX-QpLL7Nkwf4gglK28PPwc-DzopHKdL0w/s1600/Text+only.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="George Pulman" border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1431" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwb6YtqcMaiPX8G5yIummPBFUjbmZzLunis5JzQM6nzt3x8Lfnrjl7XW5joj-xq-qSzGBRNHbREtWJ-9uJksxprltTA69Tuiq1Cr_jLh15bX-QpLL7Nkwf4gglK28PPwc-DzopHKdL0w/s320/Text+only.jpg" title="Pulman's Award" width="320" /></a></div><br />- <i>Remembering a rural publishing pioneer who was also a committed Christian.</i><br /><br />Many West Country communities know the name George Pulman well. He is considered something of a Victorian media mogul who founded Pulman's Weekly News way back in 1857.<br /><br />His media brands continued to be a prolific news source for over 150 years throughout the prime agricultural counties of Devon, Dorset and Somerset.<br /><br />Pulman's news was always renowned for its reliability and trustworthiness. What was published by Pulman's journalists could be considered as being true.<br /><br />What people may not know is that George Pulman was also a lifelong committed Christian who worshipped regularly at his local town church in Axminster, Devon.<br /><br />To help rouse local attendance, George would enthusiastically play the church organ on a Sunday morning. There he went on to meet and marry his young wife, who was likewise drawn to become a regular member of the same Axminster congregation.<br /><br />Throughout his life he believed in the importance of building community: through Church, rural life and local news. He always upheld values of truth and helped give voice to many West Country causes and concerns that might otherwise have been cast aside and forgotten.<br /><br />Journalism was a task that required the utmost responsibility and was a profession treated with great respect.<br /><br />So in today's era of fake news and political propaganda, perhaps it is time to remember the values of one of the news media's earliest pioneers.<br /><br />A man of faith who built a regional media empire in the wake of the industrial revolution which lasted through multiple generations.<br /><br />The 'Pulman's Award' and bursary continues to uphold the same values of George Pulman and is open for nominations throughout the year.<br /><br />George Philip Rigney Pulman: 1819 - 1880<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TJ1uEAumXRA" width="480"></iframe>Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Axminster EX13, UK50.782726999999987 -2.994936999999936250.742566999999987 -3.0756179999999365 50.822886999999987 -2.914255999999936tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-66585319715789884942018-10-26T17:27:00.000+01:002020-07-13T16:17:41.611+01:00Publisher liable for money owed to journalists still plans to reopen weeklies<i><a href="https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2018/news/entrepreneur-liable-for-money-owed-to-journalists-reiterates-plan-to-reopen-weeklies/" target="_blank">Report by David Sharman for HoldTheFrontPage</a></i><br /><br />A publisher at the centre of a row over a series of local newspapers which ceased publication in January has reiterated his determination to reopen them over time.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_5eBSeBe_E5tisPTCEwq3y-ga3DnEOeNW8UYoyzZh3GVa2IIhPyDliidc6mZsPntAdvmWfrrjvyCVReDjNMk9PYni1lGHYuOsMqn89aVoHJPQ9KzgcvVfF3jti57Sb6iK5L0iiYvHyU/s1600/IMG_0030_rt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Duncan Williams - Pulman's Weekly News" border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_5eBSeBe_E5tisPTCEwq3y-ga3DnEOeNW8UYoyzZh3GVa2IIhPyDliidc6mZsPntAdvmWfrrjvyCVReDjNMk9PYni1lGHYuOsMqn89aVoHJPQ9KzgcvVfF3jti57Sb6iK5L0iiYvHyU/s320/IMG_0030_rt.jpg" title="Duncan Williams - View From Newspapers " width="320" /></a></div>Duncan Williams, left, bought the View From titles, which cover areas of Dorset, Devon and Somerset, in January following their closure by previous owner, Sunday Independent publisher Peter Masters.<br /><br />A court has since ruled Mr Williams is liable for money owed to a group of 28 former View From employees who were made redundant when the titles ceased publication.<br /><br />But he has restated his intention to appeal the decision and says he is still working to get the eight View From titles as well as Axminster-based Pulman’s Weekly News reopened, although he accepts this will not happen in one go.<br /><br />As part of the relaunch plan, he has set up a video news channel entitled View News which also aims to offer a PR service to local businesses, converting press releases into videos which would then be carried on the newspapers’ social media channels and websites.<br /><br />The View From titles served towns and villages including Beaminster, Bridport, Dorchester, Lyme Regis, Weymouth, Seaton, Honiton and South Somerset, while Pulman’s Weekly News covered Axminster.<br /><br />Said Duncan: “The titles will all be brought back incrementally. As they have been traditionally free, budgets need to be securely in place first off before relaunching the entire portfolio in one fell swoop.<br /><br />“Revenues from video advertising and social media are designed to enable this.”<br /><br />Duncan added: “Despite the recent controversy surrounding their acquisition, I remain very happy indeed with the Pulman’s Weekly News brand.<br /><br />“Their founder George Pulman was an influential Christian publisher of the Victorian era whose vision I much admire and whose community values are certainly part of what makes local media so vital to regions.<br /><br />“Likewise, I remain delighted with the View News series, which I know have suffered from sharply declining advertising revenues, repeat closures, rumpuses and relaunches. However, the technology upgrades I have personally invested in are hoping to remedy this.<br /><br />“To be clear to all of my investors, banks and advertising agencies: I have no intention whatsoever of going bankrupt. The employment tribunal decision will be appealed.”Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Axminster EX13, UK50.782726999999987 -2.994936999999936250.742566999999987 -3.0756179999999365 50.822886999999987 -2.914255999999936tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-32041149284453003792018-10-04T14:34:00.000+01:002020-07-13T16:17:41.636+01:00Tribute paid to late actor<b>ENGLISH actor Dudley Sutton has died aged 85. </b><br /><b><br /></b><b><i><a href="http://www.bude-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=111520&headline=Tribute%20paid%20to%20late%20actor&sectionI">From 'The Post Series' newspapers</a></i></b><br /><span r=""><br /></span><span r=""> Dudley went to school in Lifton as a boy and used to visit Launceston regularly. </span><br /><span r=""><span r=""><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span><span r=""><span r=""><span style="font-weight: normal;">He did acting work on stage, in TV and for films for over 50 years, and had a second home in Cornwall for many of them. </span></span></span><br /><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dudley also did a huge amount of unpaid work helping people recover from drug and alcohol addiction.</span></span></span></span><br /><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span><span r=""><span style="font-weight: normal;">Duncan Williams, originally from Yeolmbridge, in paying tribute to Dudley, said: “I was fortunate enough to work with Dudley way back in the 80s when he played a very heavy drinker in a one off script I wrote. I realised it required a lot of on-screen boozing and I asked Dudley what he wanted to drink during each take as he would likely be drunk as a sack by the time we finished this scene. He said to me, very assertively, ‘Only cold tea, old boy. I don’t touch alcohol. Nearly killed me in the 60s, I haven’t had a drop for years’.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNXBlD8pP_YnvwSjDksk5L03JTyXSvIcc6G34boYMiRC74icnPU7t4k9O0v0Wk_s3qib84LWoEdjy2qhsAqUzdeOcOfiJr1d8C6xcADjFEliznu46JNuQeoigcG9m67Typkewi3GMdoM/s1600/819_Dudley-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Dudley Sutton, Duncan Williams, John Exshaw" border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="570" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNXBlD8pP_YnvwSjDksk5L03JTyXSvIcc6G34boYMiRC74icnPU7t4k9O0v0Wk_s3qib84LWoEdjy2qhsAqUzdeOcOfiJr1d8C6xcADjFEliznu46JNuQeoigcG9m67Typkewi3GMdoM/s400/819_Dudley-2.jpg" title="Dudley Sutton - scriptwriter tribute to Lovejoy actor" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dudley Sutton, pictured centre, with his Launceston scriptwriters (Duncan Williams and John Exshaw) back in the 1980s.</span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span><span r=""><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Dudley Sutton had been sober for decades when he finally passed away on September 15 and during that time he had helped countless others beat the demon drink and addiction problems. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""> “I found this picture of Dudley back in the height of his Lovejoy series fame back in the 80s. I was fortunate enough to work with him as a screenwriter here. One of the most well read people I have met, and very political aware. A committed socialist to the end. Was a huge influence on my thinking back then. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""><span r=""> “God bless you, Dudley. You<b> </b></span><span r="">will be much missed.” </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Launceston PL15, UK50.636834 -4.360451600000033150.5965505 -4.4411326000000333 50.6771175 -4.2797706000000328tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-43585805710997912102018-09-27T21:20:00.000+01:002020-07-13T16:17:41.688+01:00Tindle Newspapers closes last remaining View From newspaper title<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizH0oYqrRNQ-yUcR-K4IQ5JUHavSd7GyusfArsCzbhhEUDwIKG-INb-F8q9adMttpv6pRd5Z-ij3chIws7Mbgb5TxFW5LwCAsuk-bzyqwmmpTY_ScPPizY4yrwKnsDnDXJAPqhOU-SN7k/s1600/View-From-The-Blackdown-Hills-September-2018-e1537798705923-524x394.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Duncan Williams - View News Ltd." border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="524" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizH0oYqrRNQ-yUcR-K4IQ5JUHavSd7GyusfArsCzbhhEUDwIKG-INb-F8q9adMttpv6pRd5Z-ij3chIws7Mbgb5TxFW5LwCAsuk-bzyqwmmpTY_ScPPizY4yrwKnsDnDXJAPqhOU-SN7k/s320/View-From-The-Blackdown-Hills-September-2018-e1537798705923-524x394.png" title="View From Blackdown Hills - Tindle Newspapers Ltd." width="320" /></a></div><i><br /></i><i><b><br /></b></i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Report by Charlotte Tobitt for Press Gazette</b></i></div><br /><b><a href="https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/tindle-newspapers-closes-last-remaining-view-from-newspaper-title/">Tindle Newspapers has closed the last remaining View From newspaper title, the monthly View From The Blackdown Hills.</a></b><br /><br />The 16-page free paper was bought by Tindle in December 2009 as the publisher sought to widen its circulation area in the south west of England.<br /><br />Its last edition, which had a distribution of around 6,000, was published this month.<br /><br /><b>Sandra Perraton, managing director of Tindle Newspapers in Teignbridge, Tavistock and Mid and East Devon, said: “Tindle Newspapers have been proud to serve the people of the Somerset/ Devon border.”</b><br /><b><br /></b>Perraton added that no journalists were made redundant by the closure, and that there are no current plans for any other newspapers from her centres in the south west to close.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKK84XFRDvfOycshkBbQBNF-h-qsK9LxVCzetK2otKGwNjUvZC1k6qJii9UuXW5WY95Fej265txL-y-GRAY1-E1jA89c7efmk4suuH5Z3fyPMkUeATwI1_zv70AZVOsH1JIHm8UCwnF0/s1600/190213TJ-1732beerforweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKK84XFRDvfOycshkBbQBNF-h-qsK9LxVCzetK2otKGwNjUvZC1k6qJii9UuXW5WY95Fej265txL-y-GRAY1-E1jA89c7efmk4suuH5Z3fyPMkUeATwI1_zv70AZVOsH1JIHm8UCwnF0/s1600/190213TJ-1732beerforweb.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Sandra Perraton - Tindle Newspapers Ltd.</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />At the time of Tindle’s purchase of the title from View From Publishing, former chairman Sir Ray Tindle said it was an “excellent editorial and advertising publication and we are proud to have it in our family”, adding: “There is a big future for these community newspapers.”<br /><br />The Blackdown Hills newspaper was the last surviving View From title after the series was closed on 4 January due to “falling revenues” . It was the only title still owned by Tindle.<br /><br />The other View From editions were owned by Capital Media Newspapers until it went into administration in July 2017 and then bought by Sunday Independent owner Peter Masters.<br /><br />After Masters closed the newspaper series, the brand was sold for £1 to Duncan Williams, a director of West Country media company Pulman’s Weekly News Group.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://pressgazette.co.uk/businessman-ruled-personally-liable-for-thousands-owed-to-former-employees-of-closed-view-from-newspaper-series/">Williams has now been found personally liable at a tribunal for thousands of pounds owed to former employees.</a></b><br /><br /><br /><br />Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Black Down Hills, Taunton TA3 7QQ, UK50.933333300000008 -3.166666699999950725.411298800000012 -44.47526069999995 76.4553678 38.141927300000049tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-61665332864776972932018-09-19T12:45:00.000+01:002020-07-13T16:17:41.715+01:00Tribunal rules job loss workers are entitled to £250k<i>Reported by Hamish Marshall for BBC Spotlight</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKdNwx1pzy-UKa8EssrgCLrGBPpKbW6PW41mcUN0s8mWNOxwH8ChzPy3h08I8ZlcuXWJp_N5RKFOB4TGPU03qpUS-eYSH-HpSnWHjNMulpTj2yX8hwK9TcFj3q9wqBb_U9giTUb9lozU/s1600/_TAqCICg_400x400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duncan Williams - View News " border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKdNwx1pzy-UKa8EssrgCLrGBPpKbW6PW41mcUN0s8mWNOxwH8ChzPy3h08I8ZlcuXWJp_N5RKFOB4TGPU03qpUS-eYSH-HpSnWHjNMulpTj2yX8hwK9TcFj3q9wqBb_U9giTUb9lozU/s200/_TAqCICg_400x400.jpg" title="Hamish Marshall - BBC Devon " width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hamish Marshall</i> </td></tr></tbody></table><b>Two dozen workers in Devon and Dorset have won their case to get an estimated £250,000 they're owed - nine months after losing their jobs.</b><br /><br />"The View From" series of newspapers, which included Axminster, Lyme Regis and Weymouth, was closed and then sold by Cornish businessman Peter Masters in January.<br /><br />An employment tribunal has ruled new owner Duncan Williams is now responsible for the staff wages, notice and redundancy payments.<br /><br />A hearing will be held next year to decide how much each worker - including journalists and sales executives - is entitled to.<br /><br />The government will foot the bill if Mr Williams declares himself bankrupt.<br /><br /><b>He has told the BBC he intends to appeal the decision.</b><br /><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0tP6o88wBUF0xTwPQrKBxCBB0TvHTl5jza7x1mp3-5lSP3jl-2VlLQ9bJm93V0wB4l_vq4hlbuKFiWsyTH2r8kEo60r5siQF-S91DjslRBlh_9FGPX-zGoXVByA1q3IIoV2ANuK7TNI/s1600/bbcdevon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Duncan Williams - Pulman's Weekly News" border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="400" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0tP6o88wBUF0xTwPQrKBxCBB0TvHTl5jza7x1mp3-5lSP3jl-2VlLQ9bJm93V0wB4l_vq4hlbuKFiWsyTH2r8kEo60r5siQF-S91DjslRBlh_9FGPX-zGoXVByA1q3IIoV2ANuK7TNI/s320/bbcdevon.jpg" title="Hamish Marshall - BBC Devon" width="320" /></a></div><b><br /></b><div><br /></div>Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Exeter, UK50.718412 -3.533899000000019450.637996 -3.6952605000000194 50.798828 -3.3725375000000195tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-12738519579090013362018-09-18T13:45:00.000+01:002020-07-13T16:17:41.762+01:00Media director found personally responsible for money owed to axed journalists<b><i>If Duncan Williams declares bankruptcy, claims for money will be transferred to the secretary of state</i></b><br /><br /><i><a href="https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/media-director-found-personally-responsible-2016748">A REPORT BY ANITA MERRITT FOR CORNWALL LIVE</a></i><br /><br /><b>A Cornwall media director has been found personally liable to pay money owned to employees after he spent £1 to purchase a news organisation they were made redundant from before he acquired it.</b><br /><br />A judgement delivered today at an employment tribunal concluded the former boss of the View From series, Peter Masters, chairman of Truro City Football Club, who made all staff redundant on January 4 due to the titles ceasing publication, was not liable for claims of staff still awaiting pay in lieu of notice, redundancy money and arrears of pay.<br /><br />The decision heard at Exeter Combined Court stated that as media director Duncan Williams had bought the titles, which cover areas of Dorset, Devon and Somerset, on January 16, all right, powers, duties and liabilities had transferred to him rather than his limited company.<br /><br />Mr Williams, who did not attend the two-day hearing, had stated he only purchased the intellectual property rights for the brands.<br /><br />The 28 claimants will now attend a further hearing next March to determine how much money is owed to them. If Mr Williams declares bankruptcy, claims for money will be transferred to the secretary of state.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7PPYFtGn3czbcoxYrGd89vAyViw4mfzlt_7FfzVz_FUwq_4yPhIU4f0hMJN3T-lYBQmBNqXdahyUOf9oNG4D3l2wqjZPl2dk7qm0_nLxfQd2sRohshu774HhajPZ4iYpdZvEsI-XYxc/s1600/0_duncan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Pulman's Weekly News " border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7PPYFtGn3czbcoxYrGd89vAyViw4mfzlt_7FfzVz_FUwq_4yPhIU4f0hMJN3T-lYBQmBNqXdahyUOf9oNG4D3l2wqjZPl2dk7qm0_nLxfQd2sRohshu774HhajPZ4iYpdZvEsI-XYxc/s320/0_duncan.jpg" title="Duncan Williams - View News" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Duncan Williams</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />In July 2017, Peter Masters, owner of Cornwall-based Sunday Independent, announced the acquisition of the eight papers in the ‘View From’ series.<br /><br />In January, Mr Masters, the sole shareholder, sold the Your View series to Mr Williams for £1, and resigned as director.<br /><br />Evidence was given to support Mr Williams's intention to continue the business.<br /><br />Employment judge Nicholas Roper said Vibe Marketing Group Ltd, which Mr Williams is the director of, was a ‘shell company’ and nothing more than a trading name. It means he is legally the employer and personally responsible.<br /><br /><b>He concluded Mr Williams is personally liable for claims of unfair dismissal and statutory redundancy payment. He is jointly liable with Vibe Marketing for pension deductions.</b><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzzUK0MpOlhcTYXfS_V9RYY_LWF2E-cnUJPePAZKbW4U6aKs9_W5DjsyKiACQhksFhW1b7mpK2N5hePcitltZjMZLBlNtMkjrQjMW2wfdyHjAZO7RbccgY0KxOmapIfIL3Tq95kCC8pE/s1600/Peter-Masters-Chairman-of-Truro-FCJPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cornish Sunday Independent - Peter Masters" border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="615" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzzUK0MpOlhcTYXfS_V9RYY_LWF2E-cnUJPePAZKbW4U6aKs9_W5DjsyKiACQhksFhW1b7mpK2N5hePcitltZjMZLBlNtMkjrQjMW2wfdyHjAZO7RbccgY0KxOmapIfIL3Tq95kCC8pE/s320/Peter-Masters-Chairman-of-Truro-FCJPG.jpg" title="Peter Masters - Truro City Football club" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Peter Masters</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Liable for a further claim of unlawful pension deductions from July 2017, which saw payments taken but not put into a work pension scheme, is Vibe Marketing.<br /><br />One of the claimants is making a claim of unfair dismissal in December 2017, before the publication ceased printing, stating no verbal or written reason was provided.<br /><br />Mr Williams runs independent news and marketing service the Poole Post. He is also a commercial development consultant with News Group Ltd and a director of Vibe Marketing.<br /><br />Mr Williams launched a crowdfunding bid, with a target of £85,000, to revive the series of closed weekly newspapers.<br /><br />At the time of the takeover, Mr Williams said an “accountants audit” would take place before any long-term decisions were made about the future of the publications.<br /><br />The View From titles serve Beaminster, Bridport, Dorchester, Lyme Regis, Weymouth, Seaton, Honiton and South Somerset, while Pulman’s Weekly News serves Axminster.<br /><br />The series was previously based in Lyme Regis.<br /><br /><b>Speaking after the tribunal, Mr Williams said: "I have no intention of going bankrupt. I was taken aback by the judge's decision as I had been told beforehand that this was a preliminary hearing to clarify issues that took place at the Westcountry newspaper group long before I became involved with it.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>"I am appealing the Exeter court's decision and I am not seeking intervention from the Secretary of State."</b><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkDYpv3XJwDXK6I2qe4kmwrnaB3_-fRYV2UV9xtf1d86lg3fcHY9Z-jOixR2Usveh1lsSJziXifC-JQ3y8I4nOdD0UI85UksgFkRW4cmk049AP3lAY08evweQqY0AzKNB2hsGDCN_cFo/s320/Escenic-Commenting-Cornwall-Live.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/media-director-found-personally-responsible-2016748">Media Director Found Personally Responsible</a></div><br />Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Truro, UK50.263195 -5.051040999999941150.222594 -5.1317219999999413 50.303796000000006 -4.9703599999999408tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-17188877502171471532018-09-18T13:26:00.000+01:002020-07-13T16:17:41.786+01:00Truro City FC chairman Peter Masters gives evidence at tribunal over newspapers sold for £1<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><i>An employment tribunal heard 27 journalists and staff were made redundant when the weekly newspapers went bust in January</i></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #626262; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #494949; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; text-transform: capitalize;"><b><a href="https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/truro-city-fc-chairman-peter-2016913"><i>REPORT BY ANITA MERRITT & GRAEME WILKINSON FOR CORNWALL LIVE</i></a></b></span></span><br /><span style="color: #494949; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; text-transform: capitalize;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="article-body" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The chairman of Truro City Football Club has given evidence at a tribunal about a series of weekly newspapers he sold for £1.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The employment tribunal is looking into who is liable for paying money owed to 27 members of staff after the View From media series went bust.</div><div class="gpt in-article gpt-no-ad-label" data-config="{"componentType":"gpt","targeting":{"index":4,"hivis":"n"},"referenceNode":".article-body > p:nth-of-type(2)","sizes":[[8,8]],"hideOnSensitiveArticle":true,"relativePos":"after","additionalClass":"in-article","name":"div-gpt-ad-vip-slot","type":"VIP"}" data-google-query-id="CM-J7KLC7N0CFVHk7QodXm0HUw" data-gpt-placeholder="" data-rendered-height="8" data-rendered-width="8" data-requested="13790.999999997439" data-response-end="32721.999999997934" data-response-start="7555.000000000291" data-timer-slot-rendered="22104.999999999563" data-type="gpt" id="div-gpt-ad-vip-slot" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; 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background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The business had been acquired by Peter Masters, who is also the chairman of Truro City Football Club and the director of Cornwall Today magazine, in July 2017.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">However the news publications, which covered the areas of Dorset, Devon and Somerset, closed in January and the staff were made redundant.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They claim they are all still awaiting pay in lieu of notice, redundancy money and arrears of pay.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr Masters, the sole shareholder at the time, then sold the business later that month for £1 to Duncan Williams, a media director at Vibe Marketing Group Ltd.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Giving evidence at the tribunal in Exeter, Mr Masters denied having known Mr Williams before the deal, despite a barrister presenting evidence his name and details had appeared on the View From website and blog in December 2017.</div><br /><br /><figure class="in-article-image" data-init="true" data-mod="image" data-observed="false" itemprop="image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" style="background: rgb(241, 241, 241); border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; min-height: 1px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 621.922px;"><figcaption style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; clear: both; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 11px 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="caption" itemprop="description" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZ9n1AYI3FHZOii8NOGLXnP6PC8N5V9eh8ZvuT1RetoMoO8Qwhyphenhyphen-5I5jCCAslKjMA7x1yoeLoUx3FwPbn0_N3WqkKS1K77p6Hp8XlQUPqLs2LGkZD2PN2aELf_Bp9HG-DgJj92JXAcOA/s1600/Peter-Masters-Chairman-of-Truro-FCJPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Peter Masters of the Sunday Independent Limited" border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="615" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZ9n1AYI3FHZOii8NOGLXnP6PC8N5V9eh8ZvuT1RetoMoO8Qwhyphenhyphen-5I5jCCAslKjMA7x1yoeLoUx3FwPbn0_N3WqkKS1K77p6Hp8XlQUPqLs2LGkZD2PN2aELf_Bp9HG-DgJj92JXAcOA/s400/Peter-Masters-Chairman-of-Truro-FCJPG.jpg" title="Peter Masters of Truro City Football Club" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Peter Masters is the chairman of Truro City Football Club</i></td></tr></tbody></table></span></figcaption></figure><br /><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;">Mr Masters said it had come as ‘a surprise’ when he was made aware of it at a later date, but said he understood Mr Williams had been interested in purchasing the titles back in July when he was the one to take it out of administration.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Mr Masters confirmed he resigned as director when the deal was struck with Mr Williams.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He added staff had been on ‘garden leave’ from January 4, but barrister James Arnold, representing the claimants told how their account of events was they had been locked out of office and told to remove their belongings and were not required to work again.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The new owner, Mr Williams, who was not present at the tribunal, claims he only purchased the intellectual property rights for the brands.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The hearing is scheduled to last for three days but on Wednesday the judge will decide whether Mr Williams is personally responsible for the claims or if Vibe Marketing Group Ltd is.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">However, the claimants are likely to have to wait until next year for another hearing to make their own representations of what is owed to them.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The court heard all the employees were dismissed when the titles they worked for ceased publication on January 4.</div><br /><br /><figure class="in-article-image" data-init="true" data-mod="image" data-observed="false" itemprop="image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" style="background: rgb(241, 241, 241); border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; min-height: 1px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 621.922px;"><figcaption style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; clear: both; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 11px 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="caption" itemprop="description" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0Y79AQruXwbnMN77E5Qywgep9dqOydZ5Ubxmlf-31kMTtCm_NOWi6wQ82FXknXQxe53gHCsv2ngqgPy1a_c6uyNdmARfzSndjpJYA-JEBMMdhqG2DmgtLaOjJ2L1dilvF2QA5rkaX08/s1600/0_duncan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="View News - Duncan Williams " border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0Y79AQruXwbnMN77E5Qywgep9dqOydZ5Ubxmlf-31kMTtCm_NOWi6wQ82FXknXQxe53gHCsv2ngqgPy1a_c6uyNdmARfzSndjpJYA-JEBMMdhqG2DmgtLaOjJ2L1dilvF2QA5rkaX08/s320/0_duncan.jpg" title="Duncan Williams - News Media Director" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Duncan Williams</i></td></tr></tbody></table></span></figcaption></figure><br /><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Noting the absence of Mr Williams, employment judge Nicholas Roper said: “He has chosen not to attend.”</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Evidence was given to support Mr Williams's intention to continue the business.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr Williams runs independent news and marketing service the Poole Post. He is also a commercial development consultant with News Group Ltd and a director of Vibe Marketing.</div><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;">Mr Williams launched a crowdfunding bid, with a target of £85,000, to revive the series of closed weekly newspapers.</span><br /><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The employment tribunal continues.</div></div>Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Truro, UK50.263195 -5.051040999999941150.222594 -5.1317219999999413 50.303796000000006 -4.9703599999999408tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-48552059789203085592018-08-06T21:47:00.000+01:002020-08-16T22:14:14.449+01:00WEST COUNTRY MEDIA GROUP SUPPORTS LOCAL BUSINESS <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UFpwcokWQj2PafvXnv7XrZEkPfuPIDA34U0VKPEb17NyUBspA6wn5HDHz4vafwQvUKJkOrD7HgdJOxsm2QTC0YR_JqQX-AOwXhDzb-1anwQZA6BMrP9kkVU0gS8hV8p_qiwOqK6zk6U/s1600/local-news.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Independent Locals" border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UFpwcokWQj2PafvXnv7XrZEkPfuPIDA34U0VKPEb17NyUBspA6wn5HDHz4vafwQvUKJkOrD7HgdJOxsm2QTC0YR_JqQX-AOwXhDzb-1anwQZA6BMrP9kkVU0gS8hV8p_qiwOqK6zk6U/s320/local-news.jpg" title="Duncan Williams" width="320" /></a></div><br />PULMAN'S WEEKLY NEWS has a proud history of bringing local news to the people of the West Country in England.<br /><br />In these days of unfiltered news and fake news, locals of West Country can rely on Pulman’s Weekly News.<br /><br />This West Country media brand was founded by renowned Axminster-born publisher, George Philip Rigney Pulman, way back in 1857.<br /><br />Pulman’s Weekly News was the first newspaper in Crewkerne, and print pioneer George set it up when he was editor of the Yeovil Times.<br /><br />Retaining our heritage value is important, as is going with the times and becoming a digital media brand. We now utilise social media for community outreach, connecting towns and people in exactly the same way as in historic times, while meeting the needs of a new generation.<br /><br /><br /><b>Quality News Needs Local Advertisers</b><br /><br />With the advance of technology in recent years, the role of your local newspaper has changed dramatically. But while our news may be published through different online outlets today, Pulman's Weekly News still aims to share the voice and views of the community.<br /><br />So, we needed to find different ways to do that… stay relevant and stay alive.<br /><br />Local media needs local advertisers… but it is a two-way street. Our brand can showcase local small businesses and non-profits in credible ways, for affordable prices, and these enterprises benefit from the increased exposure across our audience.<br /><br /><br /><b>Pulman’s Advertising and PR Campaigns</b><br /><br />Keep your news outlet and local focus alive by supporting Pulman’s Weekly News with your advertising and editorial ideas. We welcome all businesses and social impact enterprises in the local area to contact us.<br /><br />Historic community newspaper titles such as ours add tremendous credibility to business editorials or marketing campaigns. We aim to give advertisers multi-platform options, encourage healthy social media interaction, and provide ways to assist local business and community leaders.<br /><br /><br /><b>Local Media is Evolving Beyond Print</b><br /><br />We asked the local community… what media forms are most used? Print is still important to rural neighbourhoods, but it no longer commands the dominance and large readerships it once had.<br /><br />West Country advertisers now have a wider range of mediums to choose from. Our independent media group offers excellent public relations, social media, and video marketing services.<br /><br />Our journalists and editors read and listen to news everywhere and are up with the trends of today. Artificial Intelligence (AI) – e.g. voice interaction, image recognition, and real-time capturing – is breaking down barriers for people with sensory, physical and cognitive disabilities.<br /><br /><br /><b>Supporting New Business Start-Ups</b><br /><br />Bringing together community and business, our news outlet can help our West Country towns and villages survive and prosper.<br /><br />A local news brand is important in supporting awareness of local business. If there is a problem in business or youth employment, we want to be in a position to help solve it.<br /><br />New business start-ups are of vital importance to a healthy local economy.<br /><br /><br /><b>Pulman's Weekly News: Community Grants</b><br /><br />This regional bursary prize named after the historic newspaper group publisher George PR Pulman continues to offer sponsorship to good causes.<br /><br />Duncan Williams, who is the community outreach editor of Pulman's Weekly News & Advertiser Series, says: “The Pulman’s Award and bursary continues to uphold the same values of George Pulman and is open for nominations throughout the year”.<br /><br />The bursary prize has made donations during the past 12 months to the Bibic Football Fundraiser in Yeovil, the Dorset Blind Association, and enabled the production of ‘talking’ newspapers and books for the elderly and partially sighted.<br /><br />Most recently, the Pulman’s Award has helped fund the publication of a series of skills training workbooks and specially tailored courses designed to help ex-offenders find work and rebuild purposeful lives back within the community.<br /><br />Leaflets and booklets have also been distributed across the West Country to help enlighten young people about the dangers of drugs and addiction.<br /><br /><br /><b>Our History</b><br /><br />Many West Country communities know the name George Pulman well. Considered a Victorian media mogul, he founded Pulman’s Weekly News back in 1857.<br /><br />His media brands continued to be a prolific news source for over 150 years throughout the prime agricultural counties of Devon, Dorset and Somerset.<br /><br />Pulman's Weekly News was always renowned for its reliability and trustworthiness. This is because his journalists researched local stories so well.<br /><br />George Pulman was also a lifelong Christian who worshipped regularly at his local church in Axminster, Devon. To help rouse local attendance, George would enthusiastically play the church organ on a Sunday morning. There he met and married his young wife, who was also a regular member of the same Axminster congregation.<br /><br />Throughout his life, George believed in the importance of building community: through Church, rural life and local news. He always upheld the values of truth and helped give voice to West Country causes and concerns that might otherwise have been forgotten.<br /><br />Journalism was then considered as a serious and respected profession.<br /><br />So in this era of fake news and political propaganda, perhaps it is time to remember the values of one of the news media’s earliest pioneers. A man of faith who built a regional media empire which lasted through multiple generations.<br /><br />News publishing, in all its many forms, is still as relevant today as it was when George Pulman was alive.<br /><br />Our British free press and local news media are invaluable communication tools that - when used correctly - can make our society a better place.<br /><br /><br />(George Philip Rigney Pulman: 1819 - 1880)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutC_c3A-x3x5wQiBRllVvGpdWlrap1kfJ_iExNzbTfjI7JVI7mQOl9MImyUDp9FcqOrJ3rPmge26gnHR2iWZuOoZIRddmJDnzk4Xl9g8ovXh907zDt-7SLE6nr5NtfaYIkZXlMasQYLk/s1600/rYwWkXt1_400x400+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Duncan Williams Limited" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutC_c3A-x3x5wQiBRllVvGpdWlrap1kfJ_iExNzbTfjI7JVI7mQOl9MImyUDp9FcqOrJ3rPmge26gnHR2iWZuOoZIRddmJDnzk4Xl9g8ovXh907zDt-7SLE6nr5NtfaYIkZXlMasQYLk/s320/rYwWkXt1_400x400+%25281%2529.jpg" title="George Pulman" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Axminster EX13, UK50.782726999999987 -2.994936999999936250.742566999999987 -3.0756179999999365 50.822886999999987 -2.914255999999936tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273432837049768549.post-15168637595293452922018-07-04T11:00:00.000+01:002020-07-13T16:17:41.838+01:00SOUTH WEST HERITAGE CENTRE ADDS NEWS WEEKLIES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVNL59lX97nlcCa78Gs48l7vKVtoFfTW0lG4Lr7l3DaR8pJpsuLAnlAioOsd_x4mp0fnBaNbX__3sYYgBntuqK3sOul-hIQGPL3vz0jc9zRrjt0UQ-0eqJu6sC9wkw2o3l5abYvevuW0/s1600/2169.1343770923.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="503" height="63" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVNL59lX97nlcCa78Gs48l7vKVtoFfTW0lG4Lr7l3DaR8pJpsuLAnlAioOsd_x4mp0fnBaNbX__3sYYgBntuqK3sOul-hIQGPL3vz0jc9zRrjt0UQ-0eqJu6sC9wkw2o3l5abYvevuW0/s320/2169.1343770923.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHr-Y4Az-SXYz55qCp_6tPuRLqtw5fpNu7WmtmNIlyLzrr_jGi0ukr3VrcAcgzPfW-f8U8il-ljyVW2kX2jzwS3g6750Jb-S6XH5EHgjbw19qDw7mau5e-ZAcenKf2rftPBwf8Ptg1Kgk/s1600/IMG_0022_rt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Duncan Williams - Media Lecturer - Regional Newspapers" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1307" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHr-Y4Az-SXYz55qCp_6tPuRLqtw5fpNu7WmtmNIlyLzrr_jGi0ukr3VrcAcgzPfW-f8U8il-ljyVW2kX2jzwS3g6750Jb-S6XH5EHgjbw19qDw7mau5e-ZAcenKf2rftPBwf8Ptg1Kgk/s200/IMG_0022_rt.jpg" title="Duncan Williams - Pulman's Weekly News" width="163" /></a></div><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b>South West Heritage Centre in Taunton has gratefully received a vast archive of carefully catalogued and restored local newspapers that have covered the surrounding areas for decades. </b><br /><br />Part time media and community lecturer Duncan Williams (pictured above) says: "Regional newspapers record life in local towns in a way that creates a valuable historic testimony of rural life. While national newspapers are more focus on forging opinion leader articles, the regional press chronicles, the often fascinating detail, of daily living."<br /><br />Many of the titles are out out of print, which adds to their interest.<br /><br />The Pulman's Weekly News series, which served the West Country, was first launched way back in 1857.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TkNG6kqyAiEYns00NSCHTWGqfvFZCoUCwDIt1-VOKyJ0y17klbSojgj5cDcLZu_LYpw1pBPBjJvMEMGcZDOFl0Ta5jjVWaI7_U6HUexUsDziioElG3OR633vexFQ3W2YRU93dR9AF3o/s1600/c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TkNG6kqyAiEYns00NSCHTWGqfvFZCoUCwDIt1-VOKyJ0y17klbSojgj5cDcLZu_LYpw1pBPBjJvMEMGcZDOFl0Ta5jjVWaI7_U6HUexUsDziioElG3OR633vexFQ3W2YRU93dR9AF3o/s200/c.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUDuwxiKKQPplw3DSXorl60Pn09FXRM7eW1ej319RTpRZa7q9AQldOdneEPe4Slx6onxM9K5Ptwd6J6J61atBIMFozQ9058oUm9_8WUjDGFRyrMbnRvJVFd9UTaI8oiKWr1z59QScY7g/s1600/Pulmans.Weekly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="453" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUDuwxiKKQPplw3DSXorl60Pn09FXRM7eW1ej319RTpRZa7q9AQldOdneEPe4Slx6onxM9K5Ptwd6J6J61atBIMFozQ9058oUm9_8WUjDGFRyrMbnRvJVFd9UTaI8oiKWr1z59QScY7g/s320/Pulmans.Weekly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Digital Content Editor http://www.blogger.com/profile/05109968093306815474noreply@blogger.com0Taunton, UK51.015344 -3.106849000000011150.9354385 -3.268210500000011 51.0952495 -2.9454875000000111