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Comment on Salford Advertiser Ends Rounds by alan says

alan says — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:50:26 +0000

i advertise in the salford advertiser and i am very angry at what is going on, no papers in swinton cadishead irlam broughton and other local areas how the hell am i going to get work being self employed,a lot of small businesses realy heavily on this to advertise,its a joke

Comment on Salford Advertiser Ends Rounds by Media Maiden

Media Maiden — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:36:07 +0000

Laughable, the Advertiser and M.E.N execs are denying they even sent this out now! This article and the comments below say otherwise: http://www.how-do.co.uk/north-west-media-news/north-west-publishing/major-changes-in-the-pipeline-for-men-free-weekly-titles?-201001257284/ and it isn’t just Salford but also their Tameside, Trafford, Rochdale, Stockport, Prestwich titles. Why are they being so secretive, I thought newspapers were meant to tell the truth or at least explain themselves when people are confused by what they print.

The flier my mother got through her front door with her local paper last week was a glossy colour A3 poster. It must have cost them a lot of money to print so why they’d only send it to certain homes I don’t know… bad publicity I guess affecting online revenues?

As for being able to purchase these papers from “QUALITY NEWSAGENTS” we’ve asked about, no-one sells it or has stopped selling it ages ago.

Come on M.E.N/GMG tell us the real story please.

Comment on Salford Advertiser Ends Rounds by Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:40:45 +0000

As a disabled person I cannot always get to the shops. I was shocked to get this notice with my copy of the advertiser.

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Comment on Hazel Must Go! Public Meeting with Martin Bell by Nadine

Nadine — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:40:27 +0000

M hydrey, I was the girl who spoke at the meeting and mentioned “feral youths”. Surely that is only stating the obvious for anyone who has attempted to walk the streets in many areas of Salford -day or night. And, far from being the wrong thing for someone from Salford Youth Council to say, it’s a bloody important reason for the Youth council’s very existence. We do not want young people going down this path, it is wasted potential and a sad sight to see, so naturally will want to question any person or group in authority that it is felt might not be fully supportive or facilitative of proper opportunities for young people – especially from low income families of which there are a lot in Salford.

Are the local MPs accountable? Well certainly a lot of the blame lies in the local authority, but yes I would certainly suggest that lack of support from the MPs (as at present there are more than 1 constituencies in Salford so this is by no means personal to Mrs Blears) have done little for youth services in Salford, continual let-downs on local school closures, no visibility on local issues, let-downs on educational reforms promised and job opportunities for young people (largely on a government level – so on them as Labour party MPs under whip rather than as local representation), let-downs in local area development – both environmental and economical (focusing on money making land development at the sake of knocking down family homes and conmmunities, creating sink hole estates that only give criminal opportunities to young people)…

I could go on forever about how let down young people have been in Salford. A lot of blame lies with a lot of people, be they councilors, bureaucrats or local MPs – of which Hazel Blears is one.

Therefore although Salford Youth Council are overtly of no particular political opinion, we do each have personal opinions, and also will raise issues we feel are of the expected accountability of one in public office. Such issues raised about Hazel Blears are by no means personal or of any particular political “agenda” and are by no means limited to Mrs Blears alone.

Comment on Hazel Must Go! Public Meeting with Martin Bell by Alan

Alan — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:12:09 +0000

The point of the youth council is to enable young people to have their say on issues affecting them – this includes scrutinising politicians and holding public figures to account. I’d call anyone who was agaisnt that “fascist” not the people who try to enact their freedom of speech.

Comment on Hazel Must Go! Public Meeting with Martin Bell by Lou Davenport

Lou Davenport — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:06:36 +0000

M Hydrey, you obviously miss-read the bit that says “non-party political”.

Comment on Hazel Must Go! Public Meeting with Martin Bell by m hydrey

m hydrey — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:20:02 +0000

You say you are a non political youth group. Twice now I have seen your panel in action, both at the Hazel must go campaign. Two of the forum council spoke out against Hazel and indeed at one point feral youths with no aspirations(seemingly a product of the present govt alluded) roaming Salford indeed a very fascist statement. You have the right to be “angry young men” but dont say you are non political because you truly dont come across so.

Comment on Hazel Must Go! Public Meeting with Martin Bell by Lou Davenport

Lou Davenport — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:22:17 +0000

The Hazel must go campaign and martin bell both claim this is “not a witch hunt” against hazel blears but have demanded she step down gracefully by halloween? I’d call that more than a bit naughty! what happens if she does step down by then will they push her off a cliff and see if she can fly?