Council newspaper is scrapped

For those of us who don't see the council's own newspapers filled the void in the world of local news,there comes a heartening story from Hold the Front page.

It reports that

A south-west county's council is scrapping its free monthly newspaper after spending almost £700,000 on it in 11 months.
Cornwall Council said it was important to accept what was and was not working after the 'Your Cornwall' magazine ran £250,000 over budget.

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The anonomyous comment that was left underneath

Many people in Cornwall have campaigned from the beginning against what was nothing more than a propaganda newsletter for the council. It has been a total waste of council tax. I cannot understand why the authority and others in the country for that matter, cannot accept that fact.