Local news

Optimod · Post by **Optimod** » Sat 27 Nov, 2010 10:54 pm

simong wrote: I find that Fwix only takes news from the YEP and its satellites so it still doesn't get updated at the weekend. There's also http://twitter.com/Tweet2Yorkshire, which is basically a keyword search aggregator but quite handy, and http://twitter.com/gdnleeds. Perhaps this is the future for local news now that the Evening Post mostly regurgitates press releases and Calendar and Look North are made in the same building. I know there was a plan revealed last year for the BBC and ITV to share buildings and facilities but as far as I know nothing came of it. Calendar is still based out of Kirkstall Road and the BBC at St. Peters Square in the city centre.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Sun 28 Nov, 2010 9:23 am

Steve Jones wrote: it is not just Leeds.I tried looking for a story about a local club being closed by us magistrates in Wakefield but couldn't find a thing,although it was in the local Wakefield Express. More current news in the Wakey Express than the YEP and its only a weekly

wilfbarr · Post by **wilfbarr** » Mon 29 Nov, 2010 3:12 am

simong wrote: Has anyone tried looking for local news online, apart from maybe a Leeds United match report, at the weekend? It seems that neither the YEP or BBC Leeds have anyone updating at the weekend, and the stringer who runs the otherwise quite good Leeds page at the Guardian takes the weekend off. It seems to be something (else) that the area is lacking, and we can't be short of things happening. too true you don't get much local news in leeds their is leeds other paper but thats not much good you get more local new on secret leeds

jeffn · Post by **jeffn** » Mon 29 Nov, 2010 7:45 am

simong wrote: Has anyone tried looking for local news online, apart from maybe a Leeds United match report, at the weekend? It seems that neither the YEP or BBC Leeds have anyone updating at the weekend, and the stringer who runs the otherwise quite good Leeds page at the Guardian takes the weekend off. It seems to be something (else) that the area is lacking, and we can't be short of things happening. Have you tried NewsNow ?I know it relies on other feeds, but does the work for you . .. http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/?JavaScript= ... =yorkshire

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Mon 29 Nov, 2010 10:23 am

That seems like an excellent site. It'll keep me happy today as I look out onto a snowy landscape from the warmth of my study!

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Thu 28 Apr, 2011 8:45 pm

The Guardian is to 'retire' its experiment with local news. http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/insidegu ... cal-update

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Thu 28 Apr, 2011 9:39 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: The Guardian is to 'retire' its experiment with local news. http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/insidegu ... cal-update I suspect this case of early retirement had more to do with the ongoing financial cost.Don't forget it wasn't that long ago that the Guardian Group owned the YEP, before it was sold off to Johnstone Press and the rot really set in.I've noticed lately that there is a pop-up survey coming up quite regularly when you visit the www.bbc.co.uk/leeds website and if you click through one of the points covered is the local news provision. Might be worth a filling in the survey saying how dire it is - maybe they'll take note?