News for Cheshire

News for Cheshire is the blog of the campaign to get the BBC news website to provide dedicated news coverage of our county, which it doesn't do. Currently, users of the BBC's news website have to hunt on the pages for Merseyside, Manchester and Staffordshire if they want Cheshire news. Other contributors are welcome, just get in touch if you'd like to write for the campaign.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Two Chester stories in a week!

Prepare to be stunned...

The BBC has reported TWO Chester stories within the space of three days this week.

It started on Saturday by reporting that the roof of a supermarket had blown away in high winds.

Then, on Sunday it covered the arrival of a new elephant calf at Chester Zoo. I actually emailed the BBC to complain about this one, because the original story gave the calf's weight as 7 stone, after listing the kilos. I took the opportunity at the same time to berate them for the lack of Cheshire coverage and point out that on the rare occasions when it does report Chester news, it's invariably zoo stories. The weight of the calf was duly corrected, but I still haven't heard anything back about the general lack of coverage.

I wonder if they will report on the regional premier of the new James Bond film in Chester tomorrow night?

Readers - do please add comments if you have spotted any Cheshire coverage elsewhere on the BBC news website.

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