Re: "Hertford & Ware" Mercury
Posted: Mon 04 Sep, 2017 1:22 pm
Newgirl - local news and lifestyle magazine Axis offers a comprehensive guide to what's on which includes local events, arts and entertainment each month!
The August issue featured a preview of Hertford Music Festival including the Musical Mystery Tour and news and events important to the town are always given coverage.
(I confess an association with Axis but hopefully admin will see this as helpful rather than advertising!)
Others might be interested to know that it was set up by two former regional newspaper editors who prior to launching had found themselves (via one of the regular takeovers that happens in the newspaper industry) unfortunate enough to be working for.... you guessed it ...Trinity Mirror, and saw the writing on the wall for their titles (a few years down the line and yet more changes of ownership in some cases but they are all now closed).
Axis was their way of regaining their sanity after several years in the 'sausage factory' as it was dubbed by staff and of proving that it is possible to put out an informative, accurate, relevant, quality product in the local market place and earn a living at the same time!
It's delivered free to 9,000 homes in selected areas across east Herts each month which is almost the same figure as the Mercury series sells across a wider area.
For anyone who doesn't receive a copy through their door it's available for free pick up from the first week of the month at a number of local venues which, in Hertford, include Waitrose (this week only!!), Hertford Theatre, Hertford Town and Tourist Information Centre, Cinnabar, The Dog and Whistle, Clock Cards, Hertford House Hotel, The Salisbury, Hertford Museum, Courtyard Arts and East Herts Council office at Wallfields. Or, there are always copies in the reception area of Axis's offices at Tooke House, 20 Bull Plain.
The August issue featured a preview of Hertford Music Festival including the Musical Mystery Tour and news and events important to the town are always given coverage.
(I confess an association with Axis but hopefully admin will see this as helpful rather than advertising!)
Others might be interested to know that it was set up by two former regional newspaper editors who prior to launching had found themselves (via one of the regular takeovers that happens in the newspaper industry) unfortunate enough to be working for.... you guessed it ...Trinity Mirror, and saw the writing on the wall for their titles (a few years down the line and yet more changes of ownership in some cases but they are all now closed).
Axis was their way of regaining their sanity after several years in the 'sausage factory' as it was dubbed by staff and of proving that it is possible to put out an informative, accurate, relevant, quality product in the local market place and earn a living at the same time!
It's delivered free to 9,000 homes in selected areas across east Herts each month which is almost the same figure as the Mercury series sells across a wider area.
For anyone who doesn't receive a copy through their door it's available for free pick up from the first week of the month at a number of local venues which, in Hertford, include Waitrose (this week only!!), Hertford Theatre, Hertford Town and Tourist Information Centre, Cinnabar, The Dog and Whistle, Clock Cards, Hertford House Hotel, The Salisbury, Hertford Museum, Courtyard Arts and East Herts Council office at Wallfields. Or, there are always copies in the reception area of Axis's offices at Tooke House, 20 Bull Plain.