LIBERAL Democrats in the Whickham area are celebrating the 21st birthday of their community newsletter Focus.
The newsletter was launched in 1986 as a way of keeping in touch with residents. It has since grown to become the main outlet for community news in Whickham, Swalwell, Sunniside, Dunston and Lobley Hill.
Regular Focus newsletters are also produced in Winlaton, High Spen, Ryton, Crawcrook and Greenside. More recently, Liberal Democrats in Rowlands Gill and Blaydon have launched their own Focus leaflets.
Editor Councillor Jonathan Wallace said, “Though Focus is 21 years old in the Whickham area, we have been doing community newsletters there for 25 years. Before Focus it was simply a news sheet called Newsletter.
“People now rely on Focus to keep them informed about local issues. And it has also grown with changing technology. We now produce email and video versions as well.”
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