Rochdale Council announced that it will ditch its local magazine, which should save the council almost £100,000 annually in publishing costs.
The move was announced by Councillor Ashley Dernley last week at a meeting who said that the council will continue to look at its marketing and press department in an attempt to find more ways to cut costs.
The magazine was published every quarter with the sole purpose of telling residents how they could utilize the best amenities and services in the area. However, some councillors viewed it as an attempt to laud over the achievements of the town instead of an actual helpful guide.
Prior to May local elections both parties swore that they would toss it out once elected.
Councillor Dernley stated that given the finances of the council, there is no way to consider it viable enough to continue to publish and it was an unnecessary expenditure.
He added that local newspapers do an adequate job of letting local residents know about what is out there for them to explore and special services and upcoming events. The scrapping of the magazine is a heavy contribution to the total amount of £211,000 that the council wants to save.
Meetings of the council can still be found by heading online to the council website.
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