EMILY ATHERTON ON THE HERALD
Date of Meeting:- 18th February 2021 The monthly speaker at February’s meeting of the Penrith and North Lakes U3A group was Emily Atherton, editor of the Cumberland and Westmorland Herald. She took the group through the trials and tribulations of the local press over the past few years, indicating the particular issues our own Herald has faced. Local newspapers have been in the doldrums for several years with a few giants such as Newsquest buying up the smaller businesses and…