Green councillors have condemned the decision to close the Lancaster Guardian Newspaper office in Common Garden Street, Lancaster and move all operations to their sister office in Morecambe.
Green councillor Jon Barry said:
“This is a very sad decision. Apart from the staff having to travel further to work, I think it is important that local people can see the public face of their local newspaper. Without a flourishing local debate, our democracy and decision-making is much the poorer – and removing offices where people can simply pop in to talk to local reporters will very much reduce the flow of information and local news.”
Dave Brookes, Green Councillor for Dukes Ward, which contains the existing Lancaster offices added:
“Lancaster has had its own newspaper office for 170 years. I realise that in the current economic climate it is important to make savings, but I think this is going much too far. Lancaster and Morecambe have unique characters and interests and we need to reflect these differences in our local newspapers.”
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