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Topic ID 5747
26/01/2011 by wingcomm
Local News from the BBC
I'm constantly amazed by what passes for local news if you live in Hertford. If i watch our 'local' offering on the BBC then i get news about a murder in Croydon or shops closing in Guildford.... what's local about that?
If i listen to 'bbc 3 Counties' radio i hear about traffic problems in Buckingham... I've never been to Buckingham, couldn't put my finger on it using a map and don't care if there trouble with the roads there.
Why do some very small locales across Britain get their own local news and we have to put up with 'news' that has no relevance to our lives? my two cents :-)
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Reply ID 79115
26/01/2011 by Buy Local
Very strange, straight after reading this I mistakenly found a blog on brand republic talking about 'hyper local' news that is avaible to all.
Reply ID 79125
26/01/2011 by elcartero
In fairness, 3CR covers Beds, Herts and Bucks, hence the reference to Buckingham travel problems. Unfortunately, East Herts is largely ignored and there seems to be little awareness of the station in the Hertford area.
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Originally posted by wingcomm
I'm constantly amazed by what passes for local news if you live in Hertford. If i watch our 'local' offering on the BBC then i get news about a murder in Croydon or shops closing in Guildford.... what's local about that?
If i listen to 'bbc 3 Counties' radio i hear about traffic problems in Buckingham... I've never been to Buckingham, couldn't put my finger on it using a map and don't care if there trouble with the roads there.
Why do some very small locales across Britain get their own local news and we have to put up with 'news' that has no relevance to our lives? my two cents :-)
Reply ID 79141
27/01/2011 by Stephen
I can't understand why the three counties have to share one radio station. Most other counties have one each. It's not as though Hertfordshire is small. Mind you, we hardly listen to it as the signal is so poor.
Reply ID 79152
28/01/2011 by nora batty
There's just no news here!
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