Man of Harveys
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West Hoathly Seagull said:
I think I'm right in saying that it was called just that until the 1930s, although I somehow doubt that was in the mind of the person who wrote that, more likely the usual lazy Americanism.
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I think I'm right in saying that it was called just that until the 1930s, although I somehow doubt that was in the mind of the person who wrote that, more likely the usual lazy Americanism.
dougdeep
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The Sussex Express does a free version now. I hope this trend continues, it will save me a fortune.
London Irish
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West Hoathly Seagull said:
No, Pearson used to own the Argus quite a few years ago, but it has never owned the Guardian. Pearson are my current employers.
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London Irish
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Wozza said:
The current owners of the Argus, Newsquest (Gannett) are running it into the ground because they don't believe it has a long-term future.They have given up on any hope that it can be rescued editorially, that's why they sacked Bradshaw, who was improving the paper.
They are now just trying to squeeze whatever money out of it before it's long slow death.
A great shame - because you need community papers like the Argus to provide a sense of community. No one seems to care anymore what is going on in the same town as them.
BensGrandad
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West Hoathly Seagull said:
I once wrote to Michael Pearson (Lord Cowdray) about buying BHA.
Also owns the FT.
Don't they also own the Southampton Echo? I hear morale there is none too good with people just waiting for the next round of redundancies.London Irish said:
I agree with your sentiments about a local paper, can't they sell it to someone who cares?
West Hoathly Seagull
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London Irish said:
Oops, I was probably thinking of the Guardian's boss Al Scardino, who is married to the Pearson boss, Dame Marjorie Scardino. Both seem to get fairly regular mentions in the Private Eye.
Storer68
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fourthteamtillidie said:
Exactly, I but it on may way to work in the morning, about 6.15 (so wont even get a freebie) into work, buy a coffee, read the stuff about Brighton, glance over letters for Falmer then thats it. Most days by the time I've done that the coffee is still too hot to drink. It was only just before christmas they put the price up, I couldn't believe it as the paper just gets thinner and thinner
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BUTTERBALL
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dougdeep said:
Good if you run out of toilet paper
dougdeep
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What's with the word LITE. Corruption of our tried and tested English language.
Ernest
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I prefer a TRIED and TESTED evening paper with tomorrows racecards and not some pile of cack with yesterdays news in.
I might have to organise a MASSIVE protest to reinstate the 'Night Final'
I might have to organise a MASSIVE protest to reinstate the 'Night Final'
Beach Hut
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Will it have Su Doku ?
Ernest
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Beach Hut said:
Is that another woman you have MOLESTED
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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There's a version of Metro they give away at Harrogate railway station. No, really.
SussexSpur
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In recent years the management response to any suggestions of more street-sellers touting the paper in town, was that although it might sounds an obvious way to boost the paper's profile and sales, actually employing people to do this was ludicrously expensive and they all tended to 'look like paedophiles' anyway...
So it will be interesting to see now how they manage to get round the ban on station concourse sales and achieve enough powerful presence, without coming across to harried commuters as either insignificant or utterly annoying...
Interesting to see how it turns out, though. Metro's exclusive deals with rail operators may not last too much longer, but the seven years' experience means any newcomers are significantly playing catch-up...
Content will be key, though, too, and the balance between interesting-enough Sussex coverage and page-filling PA other-stuff...
From chatting to ex-colleagues at The Argus, morale seems deathly there at the moment (though I suppose hacks'll always claim similar...), so as another throw of the dice after the sadly-unsuccessful relaunch two years ago, it's probably worth trying and seeing...
But coming so soon after the axeing of the evening edition, it does seem a little disconcerting for such a once-strong local institution (of sorts)...
So it will be interesting to see now how they manage to get round the ban on station concourse sales and achieve enough powerful presence, without coming across to harried commuters as either insignificant or utterly annoying...
Interesting to see how it turns out, though. Metro's exclusive deals with rail operators may not last too much longer, but the seven years' experience means any newcomers are significantly playing catch-up...
Content will be key, though, too, and the balance between interesting-enough Sussex coverage and page-filling PA other-stuff...
From chatting to ex-colleagues at The Argus, morale seems deathly there at the moment (though I suppose hacks'll always claim similar...), so as another throw of the dice after the sadly-unsuccessful relaunch two years ago, it's probably worth trying and seeing...
But coming so soon after the axeing of the evening edition, it does seem a little disconcerting for such a once-strong local institution (of sorts)...
London Irish
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Aidan, one of your contemporaries, Tom, has escaped and is now working alongside me. Out of the frying pan..... etcSussexSpur said:
Cian
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Beach Hut said:
The Heldeld AM has three, the Evening Heldeld only has one, so if the normal Argus has any at all expect the freebie to have some.
SussexSpur
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London Irish said:Aidan, one of your contemporaries, Tom, has escaped and is now working alongside me. Out of the frying pan..... etc
Really? Tom, Tom, Tom... hmm, can only guess he's Sion's old pupil..?
If so, am delighted to hear he's leapt free...
Whatever the current temperature might be...