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.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

More petition comments

"People in Cheshire pay the BBC TV Poll Tax like everyone else and should of course have their own website. In case your not aware the BBC has got international clearance for the use of FM channels for BBC Radio Cheshire including 90.2. Still no firm plans yet to use these channels, so community stations in Cheshire are struggling to find space on the dial to represent the county,something the BBC is failing to do on a daily bases."

"It is so frustrating having to go to BBC Merseyside, or BBC Manchester or BBC Staffordshire. Pretty poor show from the BBC for one of the most affluent areas in England."

"Although I live in Shropshire, my work takes me into Cheshire on an almost daily basis. Being in a different TV region, it is difficult to find out about news and events in the area I visit so often."

"It is anomalous that the otherwise excellent BBC website does not offer the appropriate level of service to a county of such commercial and tourist related importance."

"I live on Merseyside but Cheshire is not at all far away! So little coverage about our neighbouring county, and one in which many people originally from Merseyside live."

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