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Council Newspapers

21 September 2011

Council Paper Greenwich Time Reported to District Auditor

31 August 2011

Local Government Minister Urges Residents to Report Councils Which Publish Newspapers

30 July 2011

Perestroika and the Town Hall Pravdas Press Gazette

29 June 2011

Pickles Warns that Councils Which Publish 'Newspapers' Could face Judicial Review

27 April 2011

Windsor And Maidenhead Council Website to Compete with Local Media for Ad Revenues

6 April 2011

Hammersmith and Fulham Council Signs Ad Contract with Trinity Mirror Southern

31 March 2011

Tough New Publicity Rules for Councils Take Effect Today Communities and Local Government

30 March 2011

Local Authority Publicity Code Approved by Parliament

17 February 2011

New Publicity Rules for Councils Published

3 February 2011

Council Newspaper East End Life Faces Uncertain Future

27 January 2011

Government Defends Crackdown on Local Council Publications After Select Committee Report Calls for Delay

13 January 2011

West Sussex Council Magazines Scrapped

9 December 2010

NS Gives Evidence to Communities Select Committee on Council Newspapers

8 November 2010

H&F News to Close Within Months After 'Propaganda' Crackdown Fulham Chronicle

5 November 2010

Andrew Gilligan: London's Most Pernicious Council Pravda is Axed – A Major Victory for a Free Press Daily Telegraph

4 November 2010

Flagship Council Newspaper H&F News to Close

13 October 2010

Local Authorities Prepare for Council Newspaper Cuts

30 September 2010

No More Town-hall Pravdas Guardian

29 September 2010

Eric Pickles Announces Plans to Rein in Council Papers

26 June 2010

Eric Pickles: Town Hall Freesheets Are Undermining Proper Journalism Observer

25 June 2010

NS Welcomes Eric Pickles’ Announcement

16 June 2010

Eric Pickles Pledges Action on Unfair Council Competition

16 June 2010

Debating Group Examines Council Newspapers’ Impact on Local Democracy

26 May 2010

NS Calls for Meeting with Eric Pickles on Council Newspapers

9 May 2010

Local Newspaper Editors Say Public Bodies Becoming More Secretive

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