Trevor Littleton
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638 votes
An error occurred while saving the comment An error occurred while saving the comment Just wondering if you have completed your review of my initial request. Whitehaven was the busiest Port in the UK before Liverpool expanded - I think it deserves a better coverage than it has at the present.
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24 votes
An error occurred while saving the comment Whilst I appreciate that you have addressed the lack of newspapers from the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland to an extent, coverage of the 20th century is still somewhat pathetic - there are a few 'parochial' newspapers available for this period which offer little more than 4 pages per edition with very little editorial. I would have thought that by now we would have seen some coverage of the Great War by some of the 'county' newspapers (for example, The Westmorland Gazette, The Cumberland News and the Carlisle Journal) but as yet, to no avail. I seem to recall that a promise was made by yourselves to have the war covered by newspapers in every county but this hasn't happened! Please advise me as to your intentions with regard to these counties
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31 votes
Whilst I appreciate that you have addressed the lack of newspapers from the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland to an extent, coverage of the 20th century is still somewhat pathetic - there are a few 'parochial' newspapers available for this period which offer little more than 4 pages per edition with very little editorial. I would have thought that by now we would have seen some coverage of the Great War by some of the 'county' newspapers (for example, The Westmorland Gazette, The Cumberland News and the Carlisle Journal) but as yet, to no avail. I seem to recall that a promise was made by yourselves to have the war covered by newspapers in every county but this hasn't happened! Please advise me as to your intentions with regard to these counties. I have had a continuous subscription either directly or with FMP since your launch. I have waited patiently until now but I cannot afford a subscription which isn't delivering the goods - I will therefore not be renewing in a couple of weeks time. This is sad because I am Chairman of Cumbria Family History Society with nearly 2000 members. I try to support as many 'providers' as I can in the industry and recommend those which will further any of my members' research but how can I recommend the BNA's annual membership when you give us nothing! I intend to post this message in our next newsletter and ask the CFHS membership to support this post.