BBC Local Democracy Reporter allocation Map shows distribution of reporters by BBC Nation and Region see page two, Table B for detail Page The distribution of reporters in Northern Ireland will be undertaken in 08.
Table A: Contracts and reporters by operating company Company name Contracts Reporters Trinity Mirror 6 Newsquest 7 7 Johnston Press 8 0.5 DC Thomson KM Media Group Stonebow Media (The Lincolnshire Reporter) Archant Community Media Citizen News and Media (The Hackney Citizen) London Evening Standard Manx Radio Shetland News 0.5 TOTAL 58 Table B: Contracts and reporters by BBC Nation and Region BBC Region Contracts Reporters Contract holders North East 8 See page North West 5 9 See page Yorkshire & Lincs 5 6 See page 5 South West See page 5 West Midlands 5 See page 6 East Midlands 5 See page 6 West 7 See page 7 South 5 See page 7 East 0 See page 8 South East 5 See page 8 London * * See page 9-0 Scotland 0**.5** See page Wales See page - TOTAL 60 5.5 *One contract for FTE reporter currently unallocated **One contract for 0.5 FTE reporter currently unallocated Page
North East & Cumbria Contract E Newcastle Chronicle & Journal (Trinity Mirror Plc) Newcastle City Council Gateshead Council North Tyneside Council Northumberland County Council Contract total Contract E Sunderland Echo (Johnston Press Plc) Sunderland City Council South Tyneside Council Durham County Council Contract E Teesside Gazette Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Middlesbrough Council Redcar and Cleveland Council Hartlepool Borough Council Tees Valley Metro Mayor Contract total Page
North West Lancashire County Council Contract E5 Blackburn with Darwen Council The Lancashire Post Blackpool Council (Johnston Press PLC) Cumbria County Council Contract total 5 Contract E6 Warrington Guardian Cheshire East Council Cheshire West and Chester Council Warrington Borough Council Contract E7 Liverpool Echo (Trinity Mirror Plc) Knowsley Council Liverpool City Council Halton Borough Council Sefton Council St Helens Council Wirral Council Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Contract total 5 Contract E8 Manx Radio Isle of Man Government Contract E9 Manchester Evening News (Trinity Mirror Plc) Bolton Council Bury Council Manchester City Council Oldham Council Rochdale Met Borough Council 5 Salford City Council Stockport Met Borough Council Tameside Met Borough Council Trafford Council Wigan Council Greater Manchester Metro Mayor Contract total 6 Page
Yorkshire & Lincs City of York Council Northern Echo Darlington Borough Council Contract E North Yorkshire County Council Contract total Contract E0 Hull Daily Mail (Trinity Mirror Plc) East Riding of Yorkshire Council Hull City Council Contract E The Star Sheffield (Johnston Press Plc) Sheffield City Council Rotherham Met Borough Council Barnsley Met Borough Council Doncaster Met Borough Council Elected Mayor of Doncaster Contract total Contract E Yorkshire Post (Johnston Press) Wakefield Council Kirklees Council Calderdale Council 5 City of Bradford Met District Council Leeds City Council Contract total 5 Contract E9 The Lincolnite (Stonebow Media) North Lincolnshire Council North East Lincolnshire Council Lincolnshire County Council South West Devon County Council Contract E Cornwall Council Western Morning Torbay Council News (Trinity Mirror Plymouth City Council Plc) Council of the Isles of Scilly Contract total Page 5
West Midlands Birmingham City Council Contract E Solihull Met Borough Council Birmingham Post and Coventry City Council Mail (Trinity Mirror Warwickshire County Council Plc) West Midlands Metro Mayor Contract total 5 Contract E Birmingham Post and Mail (Trinity Mirror Plc) Dudley Met Borough Council Sandwell Met Borough Council Walsall Council City of Wolverhampton Council Contract total Contract E5 Worcester News Worcestershire County Council Herefordshire Council Contract E6 Stoke Sentinel (Trinity Mirror Plc) Staffordshire County Council Stoke-on-Trent City Council Contract E7 Whitchurch Herald Telford & Wrekin Council Shropshire Council East Midlands Derbyshire County Council Derby Telegraph Contract E8 Derby City Council Contract E0 Nottingham Post Nottinghamshire County Council Nottingham City Council Leicestershire County Leicester City Council Rutland County Council Northamptonshire County Council Contract total Page 6
West Bristol City Council Bath & North East Somerset Council Contract E North Somerset Council Bristol Post (Trinity Somerset County Council Mirror Plc) Gloucestershire County Council South Gloucestershire Council West of England Metro Mayor Contract total 5 Contract E Swindon Advertiser Wiltshire Council Swindon Borough Council South Bournemouth Borough Council Bournemouth Echo Borough of Poole Council Contract E Dorset County Council Contract E5 Reading Chronicle West Berkshire Council Reading Borough Council Wokingham Borough Council Bracknell Forest Council Contract total Contract E6 Contract E9 Oxford Mail Southern Daily Echo The Royal Borough of Windsor Slough Borough Council Buckinghamshire County Council Milton Keynes Council Oxfordshire County Council Contract total Hampshire County Council Southampton City Council Portsmouth City Council Isle of Wight Council Contract total Contract E0 Surrey Advertiser Surrey County Council Page 7
East Hertfordshire County Council Contract E Luton Borough Council Luton News (Johnston Bedford Borough Council Press Plc) Central Bedfordshire Council Contract total Contract E Cambridge News Cambridgeshire County Council Peterborough City Council Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Metro Mayor Contract E Essex Chronicle Thurrock Council Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Essex County Council Contract E Eastern Daily Press (Archant Media Ltd) Norfolk County Council Suffolk County Council South East East Sussex County Council Brighton and Hove Brighton and Hove City Council Contract E7 Independent West Sussex County Council (Johnston Press Plc) Contract total Contract E8 Kent Messenger (KM Media Group) Kent County Council Medway Council Page 8
London Hillingdon Council Contract L Get West London Hounslow Council Ealing Council Contract L Harrow Times Harrow Council Brent Council Contract L Enfield Independent Barnet Council Enfield Council Haringey Council Contract L Hackney Citizen (Citizen News and Media Ltd) Camden Council Islington Council Hackney Council Contract L5 Get West London Kensington & Chelsea Council Westminster Council City of London Hammersmith & Fulham Council Contract L6 Waltham Forest Guardian (Newsquest Media Waltham Forest Council Redbridge Council Havering Council Contract L7 London Evening Standard (Evening Standard Ltd) Tower Hamlets Council Newham Council Barking & Dagenham Council Contract L8 Croydon Advertiser Croydon Council Sutton Council Merton Council Contract L9 Get West London Wandsworth Council Richmond upon Thames Council Kingston upon Thames Council Page 9
Contract L0 Unallocated Lambeth Council Southwark Council Lewisham Council Contract L News Shopper Bromley (Newsquest Media Bromley Council Greenwich Council Bexley Council Contract L Times Series Greater London Authority Page 0
Wales Isle of Anglesey County Council Gwynedd Council North Wales Daily Conwy County Borough Council Contract W Post (Trinity Mirror Denbighshire County Council plc) Flintshire County Council Wrexham County Borough Council Contract total Contract W South Wales Evening Post (Trinity Mirror plc) Swansea City Council Carmarthenshire County Council Pembrokeshire County Council Ceredigion County Council Contract W Media Wales (Trinity Mirror plc) Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Bridgend County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council Vale of Glamorgan Council Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Cardiff Council Contract total Contract W South Wales Argus Newport City Council Caerphilly County Borough Council Blenau Gwent County Borough Council Torfaen County Borough Council Monmouthshire County Council Powys County Council Contract total Page
Scotland Aberdeenshire Council Contract S Aberdeen Journals Aberdeen City Council (DC Thomson and Co) Moray Council Contract total Contract S The Press and Journal (DC Thomson and Co) Highland Council Contract S Stornoway Gazette (Johnston Press PLC) Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 0.5 Contract total 0.5 Contract S Unallocated Orkney Islands Council 0.5 Contract total 0.5 Contract S5 Shetland News (Shetland News Online Ltd) Shetland Islands Council 0.5 Contract total 0.5 Contract S6 Helensburgh Advertiser Argyll and Bute Council Contract S7 Fife Free Press (Johnston Press PLC) Angus Council Dundee City Council Clackmannanshire Council Stirling Council Fife Council Perth and Kinross Council Contract total Contract S8 Herald & Times Inverclyde Council Renfrewshire Council West Dunbartonshire Council East Dunbartonshire Council East Renfrewshire Council North Lanarkshire Council Glasgow City Council Contract total Page
Contract S9 Edinburgh Evening News (Johnston Press Plc) Falkirk Council West Lothian Council The City of Edinburgh Council Midlothian Council East Lothian Council Contract total Contract S0 Ayrshire Post (Trinity Mirror Plc) North Ayrshire Council East Ayrshire Council South Ayrshire Council Dumfries & Galloway Council South Lanarkshire Council Scottish Borders Council Contract total Page