just to put my word in, most of my family live in wrexham (wrecsam) and have done so for many years, just off the offa's dyke in fact, and clwyd is still sign posted throughout the area, although it is now now as the borough of wrexham, until you pass bersham on the north side of wrexham on your way into the clwydian range, which, is still known as clwyd. I do think the BBC should offer an opt out for this area of Wales, as it includes the historical towns of Llangollen and Lllundudno and other towns along the north coast of Wales, neither least to mention Wrexham.
Last month I had to write and read the bank-holiday news for an RSL station in Newport.
I looked on websites for news, phoned the police/fire info line several times, phoned the local newspaper and I managed to scrape together a 2 minute bulletin. There was just NO NEWS AT ALL.
I wasn't quite chasing Ambulances across town, but unless your news bulletin is to carry stories like cats being stuck up trees and someone is booked for parking on double-yellow lines, then you're buggered for a good story on a boring bank holiday weekend.
In the form outlined this surely would be restricted to DSAT only.
A BBC Version of the micro-regions on ITV would be acceptable and could work well within the 6pm hour. I'd slot it in immediately prior to the regional weather. Gaining a few minutes for it by cutting the National by three, maybe doing away with the 6.30 weather forecast too and running the whole thing for a full hour too.
just to put my word in, most of my family live in wrexham (wrecsam) and have done so for many years, just off the offa's dyke in fact, and clwyd is still sign posted throughout the area, although it is now now as the borough of wrexham, until you pass bersham on the north side of wrexham on your way into the clwydian range, which, is still known as clwyd. I do think the BBC should offer an opt out for this area of Wales, as it includes the historical towns of Llangollen and Lllundudno and other towns along the north coast of Wales, neither least to mention Wrexham.
Sorry to go off topic, but I live in Wrexham and spend a lot of time travelling around 'Clwyd' and I'd have to disagree that Clwyd is still signposted throughout the area. It isn't - never seen it on any signs! Also remember that Clwyd only existed for under 30 years - it was invented in 1974!
Bersham isn't on the North side of Wrexham, it's on the South West. Perhaps you were thinking of Bwlchgwyn?
The Clwydians are mountains, just because they've changed the names of the counties doesn't mean they change the names of the mountains!
I am a Scout Commissioner for what is still called the Scout Area of Clwyd. We recently had a vote whether to change the Area's name as 'Clwyd' didn't really exist and as the unitary authorities don't like it, but no-one could think of a new name so it stayed!
It's quite annoying to have to put your County on websites and get my address as:
Sorry to go off topic, but I live in Wrexham and spend a lot of time travelling around 'Clwyd' and I'd have to disagree that Clwyd is still signposted throughout the area. It isn't - never seen it on any signs! Also remember that Clwyd only existed for under 30 years - it was invented in 1974!
I am a Scout Commissioner for what is still called the Scout Area of Clwyd. We recently had a vote whether to change the Area's name as 'Clwyd' didn't really exist and as the unitary authorities don't like it, but no-one could think of a new name so it stayed!
Don't forget the river Clwyd too, along with the Clwydian Range of mountains probably named Clwyd County.
I think these Where I Live TV things would be excellent, there is already enough content on the WIL sites which could provide bases for the TV channels. The only problem I can see is the frequency of them being updated, would it be hourly/daily/twice daily?
Sorry to go off topic, but I live in Wrexham and spend a lot of time travelling around 'Clwyd' and I'd have to disagree that Clwyd is still signposted throughout the area. It isn't - never seen it on any signs! Also remember that Clwyd only existed for under 30 years - it was invented in 1974!
I am a Scout Commissioner for what is still called the Scout Area of Clwyd. We recently had a vote whether to change the Area's name as 'Clwyd' didn't really exist and as the unitary authorities don't like it, but no-one could think of a new name so it stayed!
Don't forget the river Clwyd too, along with the Clwydian Range of mountains probably named Clwyd County.
I think these Where I Live TV things would be excellent, there is already enough content on the WIL sites which could provide bases for the TV channels. The only problem I can see is the frequency of them being updated, would it be hourly/daily/twice daily?