Published Date:
04 February 2010
By Andrew Keddie
OPPOSITION MSPs combined last week to send a clear message to the minority SNP Scottish Government rejecting plans which, it is claimed, would starve local newspapers of advertising revenues and could send some of them to the wall.
After a two-hour Holyrood debate, MSPs voted 76 to 48 against a proposed new law, announced in December, which would allow cash-strapped councils to place public information notices (PINs), including details of road closures and planning applications...
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Last Updated:
03 February 2010 9:29 AM
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Source:
Southern Reporter
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Location:
Borders
