THE PRESS IN THE NORTH-EAST
Sra,1—Mr. David Steele, in his article, Amber Light, calls attention to the failure of the national Press to report developments in the North-East since the Transport Commission introduced to the public its scheme for the nationalisation of road passenger transport in this area as a try-out for the rest of the country. I hesitate to take the task upon myself, but I believe it should be pointed out that while the outside newspapers may have ignored these happenings the local Press of North-East England —morning, evening and weekly—has devoted much space in news and leader columns setting forth both sides of this question. In fact, it was mainly due to their representations that the inaugural conferences on the Transport Commission's scheme were opened to the Press.
This ever-present watchfulness over affairs of public interest on the part of local newspapers is perhaps one reason why the newspaper I have the privilege of editing—the Shields Gazette and Shipping Telegraph—is about to celebrate the centenary of its foundation as a weekly newspaper on February 24th, 1849, and having issued A daily afternoon edition on July 2nd, 1855, it is now the oldest provincial evening paper in the country.--Yours faithfully, FRANK STANIFOKTH Barrington Street, South Shields. (Editor, the Shields Gazette).
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