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Over half believe they would miss out on important information if public notices are removed from local newspapers

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By The Drum Team, Editorial

July 6, 2012 | 2 min read

Over half of respondents to a survey by the Scottish Newspaper Society said that they believed they would miss out on important information if public notices were removed from local newspapers and only published on local government websites.

It was found that the respondents were four times as likely to expect to find these notices in their local paper, or the website for the newspaper, than on a local government website, and were 2.5 times as likely to prefer to see these services in their local newspaper in the future.

The survey came as the Welsh Government has scrapped plans to remove the requirement to publish traffic notices in local newspapers after just 12 per cent of respondents to a public consultation voted in favour of the plans.

Tim Blott, president of the Scottish Newspaper Society, and managing director of the Herald and Times, said: “Removing such notices from the people’s preferred media choice will dramatically reduce awareness of public activity and have a significant effect on the nature of debate regarding changes to the fabric of our society.

“The Welsh government have shown a common sense response to what quality research shows. Public Notices are an important public service, and their removal from local newspapers will be deeply unpopular.”

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