Welcome to Coastal View & Moor News Issue 137 The future of Coastal View

Overthe last 12 months, regular readers of this column will know we have made no secret of how hard it’s been to keep up with the constant rising costs of newspaper print together with the forced relocation of the print site we used.

The Teesside site was closed down before Christmas resulting in the paper now being printed in Oldham meaning extra delivery costs being incurred.

These changes have forced us to make some difficult decisions about the future of Coastal View which could have resulted in the closure of the newspaper.

However, due to its popularity with both readers and advertisers we decided it provides a far too important role in the area to vanish altogether.

Going forward, we will produce two printed copies, this one (March) and April and from May onwards we will be providing an online version which will be posted on our brand new website together with online social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter and Linked in The advantages of an online version means it will be available to everyone at the same time and people who currently don’t receive a paper copy will still be able to read the paper online.

The newspaper will look exactly the same, containing local news, our regular features eg Wayfarer, Reader as well as the popular sports and events pages. We ask all contributors to continue sending us their stories/articles in exactly the same way

The only thing that will change for you the reader is the way it’s read.

We understand that not everyone has the means to read the paper online but to be honest most people these days use smart phones or ipads and all public libraries have computers which are available for the public to use, free of charge.

As awareness of climate change grows, so does the desire to do something about it.

We will be doing our bit to helping save the planet by reducing our carbon footprint.

What is carbon footprint you may ask? Well it is the sum total of all the greenhouse gas emissions that had to take place in order for a product to be produced or for an activity to take place.

In the case of producing the newspaper it requires a great amount of energy to work the printing presses. And the amount of trees that have to be chopped down to produce 25,500 copies of Coastal View is eye watering. Then of course there are the transport costs to move 3 tons of newspapers around the country.

This has been a very difficult decision we had to make. After 13 years of producing the local community newspaper for the area it would have been so hard for us to give it up completely – it was and still will be ‘our baby.’

There were only two choices to make, an online version or no Coastal View so as far as we were concerned it was a no brainer and we hope to continue for many more years to come.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the people who have walked the streets month after month delivering the paper through your letterboxes and some of these people have worked with us for years. We cannot thank them enough for their hard work, loyalty and dedication.

There are many more people we have to thank but we will save that for next time.

We hope you enjoy reading this issue.

Lynne & Steve Nicholls

Coastal View & Moor News is published, produced and distributed by Genesis Media Promotions, 67 Guisborough Road, Moorsholm, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 3JA. Tel 01287 669418. Printed by Reach Printing Services Ltd Middlesbrough Copyright Genesis Media Promotions 2023

St

PETER’S ARK

Do you have a child who is turning 2 years old?

You could be eligible for up to 15hrs free childcare from St Peter’s Ark.

Question:

Will my child get 15 hrs from their 2nd birthday?

Answer:

It will be from the term after they turn 2.

Question:

Do I have to take the full 15 hrs?

Answer: No, you can take as many as you wish, up to 15 hrs.

Coastal View & Moor News Outlets

If you do not get Coastal View delivered to your door you can pick it up at any of the following outlets:-

Redcar

The Community Heart

McColls

Laburnum Rd

Savers, High St

Seabreeze,

Coatham

Clock Gallery

Aldi West

Dyke Rd

Reminiscence

Tea Room

West Terrace

Saltburn

Jackie’s

Saverstore

Dormanstown

Westfield Farm

Premier Store

Guisborough

Sunnyfield House

Guisborough Pool

Easington

Farm Direct

Staithes

Co-op

Brotton

Cleveland

Country Store

Marske

Longbeck Nurseries

New Marske

McColls

New Marske

Pharmacy

Gleneagles

Centre

Public Libraries

Guisborough

Loftus

Redcar

Marske

Saltburn

Dormanstown

Laburnum Rd

Ormesby

25k Centre

Ayton Drive

Brotton

Question: Can I start at a low number of hours and build up?

Answer: Yes, we can arrange this.

Question: How will my child benefit?

Answer: Your child will gain confidence, develop their speech and language and get ready for school.

We offer both morning and afternoon sessions. We also offer paid places for children who are not eligible. For more information please call St Peter’s C of E Primary School on 01287 676210

Genesis Media Promotions accepts no liability from any contract entered into with any advertiser. The publication of advertising in this newspaper does not imply any approval or recommendation by Genesis Media Promotions of those goods and services advertised. Any views stated in Coastal View & Moor News are not necessarily those of Genesis Media Promotions who remain impartial from and are not connected with any political parties and other organisations. We conform to the newspaper industry’s voluntary Code of Practice, administered by the Press Complaints Commission. If you feel that we have made an error in a report, or have fallen below our high standards please write in the first instance to Lynne Nicholls, Genesis Media Promotions, 67 Guisborough Road, Moorsholm, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 3JA. Telephone 01287 669418 or email editor@coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk. For information about the Press Complaints Commission, including details of how to make a complaint telephone 0207 8310 0022 or visit www.pcc.org.uk

Have Your Say and General Editorial Steve & Lynne Nicholls 01287 669418

Advertising Lynne Nicholls 01287 669418 advertising@coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk editor@coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk www.coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk

This Month 25,500 copies

Contacts 9am-5pm Monday - Friday Coastal View & Moor News is distributed to areas of:

Redcar, Marske, Saltburn, Guisborough, Brotton, Loftus, Carlin How, Skinningrove, Skelton, Easington, Lingdale, Stanghow, Boosbeck, Margrove Park, Charltons, Moorsholm, Liverton Mines, Liverton Village, New Marske, Dunsdale, Yearby, Ugthorpe, Staithes as well as libraries, and various other outlets.