Rotherham Advertiser

PaulSands · 18 Nov 2003, 08:42 (Ref:786830)

Dunno if this is the right place but couldnt think of anywhere else

I was just searching google to try find a contact for Balfe Racing and among the results was a link to the Rotherham Advertisers website. Though it was lacking any piccies the content was quite good for a local rag..GT's news on Rockingham & Mallory plus 750MC among other things...the question is WHY? Why can the Rotherham advertiser do this but other locals seem to struggle or cant be bothered at all. I suppose the real question is "Who is the editor"

Andrew Kitson · 18 Nov 2003, 08:53 (Ref:786836)

The editor is obviously a racing nut. Perhaps he logs on here? Did you find Balfe Racing? PM me if not.

Truckosaurus · 18 Nov 2003, 10:56 (Ref:786922)

Didn't Jeremy Clarkson start on the Rotherham Advertiser?

**Aysedasi** · 18 Nov 2003, 13:06 (Ref:787062)

Maybe he's back there........

PaulSands · 18 Nov 2003, 13:44 (Ref:787119)

not if they're covering motorsport

**Aysedasi** · 18 Nov 2003, 13:45 (Ref:787120)

True.....

Chris Gray · 21 Nov 2003, 23:05 (Ref:791120)

In my S****horpe Target freebie paper this week there was a half page review of the British Rallycross Championship, which left me wondering - why? I don't think there are any locals

PaulSands · 22 Nov 2003, 16:21 (Ref:791513)

ha ha ha Scun thorpe contains the C word according to the auto censor...classic

Chris Gray · 22 Nov 2003, 18:43 (Ref:791573)

Hmm... The C word fits the place if you ask me...

Why do you think I put my location as Lincolnshire

**Craig** · 22 Nov 2003, 18:48 (Ref:791575)

As I originate from Grimsby I think I'm qualified to confirm S****horpe has the biggest population of them in the country (with the possible exception of Hull

)

Where you from Chris?

Chris Gray · 22 Nov 2003, 18:55 (Ref:791580)

Errr, S C U N T H O R P E. But, I actually live in a suburb (Bottesford), so it's marginal. Goole is probably high on that list as well.

Oh, and being from Grimsby would make you a cod head wouldn't it?

**Craig** · 22 Nov 2003, 18:57 (Ref:791581)

If this had been the sixties it may. Nowadays I'd be known simply as 'unemployed'

Chris Gray · 22 Nov 2003, 19:00 (Ref:791585)

sounds fair to me :-)

**Craig** · 22 Nov 2003, 19:02 (Ref:791586)

Anyway, one thing we should both be grateful of is that we're from the right side of the water!

Chris Gray · 22 Nov 2003, 19:06 (Ref:791588)

Which water though? The Humber or Atlantic

Ian Sowman · 22 Nov 2003, 19:28 (Ref:791592)

To get this back on topic, and as I have said elsewhere:

1. Some local papers are (far) better than others;
2. It depends on the editor to some extent;
3. It depends even more on whether there is an enthusiastic local contributor - for example I (with Chris, Paul Rayner, Ruth Alexander and Barry Eden) get loads in The Hinckley Times, and Pete Scherer and James Beckett both provide lots of coverage to their 'locals'.

PaulSands · 22 Nov 2003, 20:22 (Ref:791618)

Hinckley to midlands motor racing is like Nashville to country music

(look how carefully I spelt country)

**Craig** · 22 Nov 2003, 20:30 (Ref:791622)

Quote:

Originally posted by Chris Gray
Which water though? The Humber or Atlantic

Well I was thinking the Humber but, now you come to mention it...

Matthopps · 26 Nov 2003, 13:00 (Ref:795002)

Quote:

Originally posted by PaulSands
Dunno if this is the right place but couldnt think of anywhere else

I was just searching google to try find a contact for Balfe Racing and among the results was a link to the Rotherham Advertisers website. Though it was lacking any piccies the content was quite good for a local rag..GT's news on Rockingham & Mallory plus 750MC among other things...the question is WHY? Why can the Rotherham advertiser do this but other locals seem to struggle or cant be bothered at all. I suppose the real question is "Who is the editor"

Because the Rotherham Advertiser is Brilliant, that's why

Hobson · 12 Dec 2003, 15:27 (Ref:810270)

Because Balfe is from Caythorpe, we get a lot of his news in the Newark Advertiser. Also, some news on Paul Hayward-Halfpenny and his Cortina, and regular bits on locals doing bike racing at Mallory or Cadwell.

PaulSands · 12 Dec 2003, 15:29 (Ref:810271)

Hobson..you've just done me a big service with that snippet...do they ever have piccies of Balfe in the Advertiser?

PaulSands · 15 Dec 2003, 12:15 (Ref:812100)

Hobson
What is the coverage like...I just contacted them to see about an accreditation letter but was politely declined with the line "We do arrange to have our own reports and photos"

Hobson · 15 Dec 2003, 13:39 (Ref:812176)

Sorry, I've just remembered that I posted in here!

They do sometimes have pics of the Mosler, and the coverage is good, usually a bit of the behind-the-scenes-tech-info, such as why he was quick in qually, and his views on the race etc.

Ian Sowman · 16 Dec 2003, 17:30 (Ref:813264)

Probably taken straight from the team press release done by Adam Proctor, or else the GT press release done last year by Paul Lawrence and myself.

PaulSands · 16 Dec 2003, 18:14 (Ref:813294)

You get everywhere

I will get accreditation, oh yes, it will be mine