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NEW DAWN With lockdown easing hopes rise for a happier, more prosperous Christmas
By Richard Moore Editorial Director FIVE years ago this newspaper was launched with the remit of supporting the people and businesses of Tunbridge Wells. And we have worked hard to meet that brief. Today, though, we are in a different place dealing with a virus that is placing unheard of pressure on whole communities and businesses, from smaller independents to larger corporates. Everyone accepts we are facing unprecedented challenges; which means rising to those challenges requires unprecedented action. That’s why the Times is this week printing a special edition aimed at supporting local businesses and through them helping the community survive and thrive as
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we emerge from this second lockdown. Every advertisement is being printed free of charge; a move that we believe is a first in British publishing. Some papers have carried free adverts but not throughout the entire paper. Some 80 clients are having their regular
“I am so happy... it’s a brilliant initiative to help the community”. Emilia Sanders at Culture Exchange
ads appear in this edition at no cost to them, from full pages, to halves to quarters. Plus in last week’s paper we offered free adverts to smaller, independent businesses who might not have had the budget to place ads. All those who responded are in this week, again at no cost to them.
These adverts have a book value of more than £30,000. And remember the Times, which distributes over 10,000 copies each Wednesday, is free to readers. This means ads are our only income stream. We are not suggesting this initiative itself will solve all the problems. It’s just our way of going that ‘extra mile’ for the town and follows up on earlier in the year when we ran a Back to Business campaign where we profiled, again free of charge, dozens of smaller independent businesses. Many said it helped boost their business; we’re hoping this special edition will do the same. In a ‘normal’ year we would also have supported the town through our Business Awards that have become one of the most popular nights on the social calendar.
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