Editorial
February 15, 2011 by localnews · 2 Comments
It is appropriate on St Valentine’s day for me to say goodbye to something close to my heart – the LOCAL NEWS GLASGOW.
The last issue of this independent community newspaper was published in December 2010 – number 151 since 1997. Since then I have been in the process of winding up the holding company – Yam Publications Ltd.
The terrific team of nine people – freelance journalists, sales staff and administrator and production director, Jo Anne Kessler, have all gone. Now I’m about to go my own way too – back to writing as a freelance, contributing to this website and managing the weekly ENEWS which, I hope, will enable a continuum of true, local news from around the communities in this wonderful city of Glasgow, to circulate.
I thank the team – especially Jo Anne and the many excellent journalists who have worked for the LOCAL NEWS – for their support and input. I thank the advertisers whose vital contribution kept the show on the road for so long. And I thank the communities who gave their trust and their stories to the paper.
Without a free flow of information – balanced, honest and politically unbiased – democracy does not exist. Some of us will try to keep that flag flying in whatever way we can. Just watch this space!
