CLOSURE OF TEESSIDE EVENING GAZETTE OFFICES

Early day motion 2515, tabled 18 November 2008 by Ashok Kumar (Labour). Signed by 12 members.

That this House is concerned by the proposal of the Teesside Evening Gazette, as administered by the Trinity Mirror Group, to shut their offices in Redcar, Stockton and Guisborough; opposes the proposal to make a number of editorial staff redundant; notes that this will result in many parts of Teesside being under-represented in the media and could therefore cause a decline in local news coverage in the area; and requests the Trinity Mirror Group to reconsider its decision.

Signatures by party: Labour 10, Independent 1, Liberal Democrat 1.