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Lampman · 19-06-2013, 12:05

I think I've commented before of my time at both the Accrington Observer and Times and The Lancashire Evening Telegraph.Years ago the journalists were local people who had an interest in the local community(I'm going a bit League of Gentlemen!)
They had their collective fingers on the pulse of local affairs,they also had the input of the people who composed and printed the papers.
Nowadays it seems that with the papers being printed miles away,that they have become a token gesture.Indeed pick up the 'Observer and its sister title the Rossendale Free Press and you could think that you have moved to Manchester.
One of my own contributions to the past 'cock-ups' was when I laid a Klischograph photo plate upside down and the resulting 24,000 Observers showed an interesting story of vandalism at a local schools toilets.The toilets appeared to be hanging from the ceiling!
Hot metal days,gone but not forgotten.

19-06-2013, 12:05	#24
Lampman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 567 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 556	Re: Lancashire Telegraph I think I've commented before of my time at both the Accrington Observer and Times and The Lancashire Evening Telegraph.Years ago the journalists were local people who had an interest in the local community(I'm going a bit League of Gentlemen!) They had their collective fingers on the pulse of local affairs,they also had the input of the people who composed and printed the papers. Nowadays it seems that with the papers being printed miles away,that they have become a token gesture.Indeed pick up the 'Observer and its sister title the Rossendale Free Press and you could think that you have moved to Manchester. One of my own contributions to the past 'cock-ups' was when I laid a Klischograph photo plate upside down and the resulting 24,000 Observers showed an interesting story of vandalism at a local schools toilets.The toilets appeared to be hanging from the ceiling! Hot metal days,gone but not forgotten.