.... 23 Posted May 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 Agreed K. The front page has comments from the public that look like editorial. I think they have had their fingers burnt with that already on an 'article' about Forest. The main revolving headline stories at the top necessarily include a discount offer of some kind and invariably - on a daily basis - a nothing story about Forest with attendant quote by their manager. The preponderance of ads make it almost unreadable - it hurts the eyes! They should just give it up, the paper as well which is a shadow of what it used to be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 141 Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 You are right it is a shadow of what it was. My dad worked for T Bailey Foreman right up to his death in 72, Van driver, Branch manager at Loughborough and then accounts violation. the employees and the owners cared passionately about the paper back then. Nowadays "Who the hell cares". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dgbrit 258 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I have a Nottingham evening post newspaper from 1861 does anyone know if you can still get back issues that far back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 That's what I call a late delivery!! did you complain? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I see the Nottingham Post is on the move to a new site in the city again. Apparently this move will serve to put the paper 'back at the heart of the city' again. I have an idea, maybe they could choose somewhere right in the centre of the city, that people find accessible and offers a ready made presence in the mind and sight of the Nottingham public...somewhere like around Forman Street say... I'm afraid the once enjoyable Evening Post is now a busted flush. Maybe they could try some decent journalism as a starter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 The age of newspapers is gone, most of the big names in newspapers are swimming in red ink, sales are way down. Even Rupert Murdock is having trouble justifying all the millions he wastes on ALL of his money losing newspapers to the shareholders of his corporations. There was a time virtually every household bought a morning and evening newspaper, how many on here do that these days. I don't read mainstream newspapers anymore as they spout what the liberal tree hugging crowds want to hear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 The age of hard copy newspapers is waning, agree. Probably why the Post has developed such a superb website! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Can't say I visit it Stu. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 You're not missing much J. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gibbo 04 188 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 AND IT'S ANTI NOTTS COUNTY, JUST LIKE IT'S RAG.... BY JOVE!!! (Just my opinion like.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 For years now an agent, an old lady whose husband had died with Alzheimer's, has delivered the Nottingham Post to my house and others locally. At the end of the week she pops round for her money and everyone is happy. I get the Nottingham Post delivered and she gets her wages to help with her bills. I read all the newspapers from a web site that is bookmarked on my computer so I don't really need to have the Post at all. I have it to help her and I always see that she gets a nice Christmas box. A few months ago I and others started getting letters from the Nottingham Post stating that we were behind with our payments. I mentioned it to the lady and she told me that it wasn't correct. After a few letters some people were a little suspicious but we carried on having the paper. It seemed that the Post was trying to get us to cancel the home delivery. The Nottingham Post then tried to change the way we payed so that we didn't pay the lady and in the end, because we were all standing by her, they stopped the Nottingham Post home delivery. What a way to run a business. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I see the Nottingham Post is on the move to a new site in the city again. Apparently this move will serve to put the paper 'back at the heart of the city' again. And it's noticeable they don't make any mention of where it's printed. Hasn't been Nottingham since they moved out of Forman Street; then it was Derby, and now it's Birmingham. That's how local it is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
taxi ray 170 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I can remember when you could look at the last few weeks of the evening post, on Forman Street, I always had a look when I was placing an ad, they also had various photos on show, the post looked massive then compared to what is printed now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 . After a few letters some people were a little suspicious but we carried on having the paper. It seemed that the Post was trying to get us to cancel the home delivery. The Nottingham Post then tried to change the way we payed so that we didn't pay the lady and in the end, because we were all standing by her, they stopped the Nottingham Post home delivery. What a way to run a business. That would make a great story for the Post... If it was not about them! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Below is a headline on the Post website this morning in large typeface. I know that odd mistakes will always slip though, I used to work in that business but that's just pitiful for a 'local' paper. Woolaton couple victims of council injustice in leaky-roof row Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Everybody knows you don't spell Cupple like that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 141 Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I have to be honest here and say I might have made the same error, never looked how Wollaton was spelt before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 even the best of spellers sometimes make a mistake poohbear and those who are dyslexic like me sometimes as hard as they may try will not see thiere mistakes and sometimes like me never can, and some times i post and it looks ok to me then i might look at something i have writen a day or two later and think thats just gobbledy gook althoughit seemed fine when i wrote it . and at other times its fine if not spelt perfect i and others can read it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I think you had better re read my post and note that I was not pointing out a word that was spelled incorrectly...It's called humour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I think Babs was just stating fact Poohbear, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 thanks mick yes i was and my sence of humour is known to many Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Look out everyone... Local TV: Two Ofcom applications for Nottingham 'Two consortia have submitted applications to run a local TV station in Nottingham. The bids are among 57 submitted to Ofcom by organisations hoping to run stations in 19 UK towns and cities.The consortium behind one of the bids, Notts TV, includes the Nottingham Post newspaper and a former editor of ITV News.' If they get it I hope they make a better job of it than the website (and newspaper). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gibbo 04 188 Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Agree Stu, absolute tosh....both of them! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 A region like ours deserves its own station. Central news is now too far west Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted August 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Agree - who cares about 'local' news in Birmingham. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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