Do Geordies and Cumbria residents get annoyed with the BBC television regional news?

[juliette]

I am on the NTL (Virgin Media) cable television network. I am often puzzled at the way the BBC seem to mix the North West of England and the North East on the television Interactive regional news.
Why? Well, when I click on the North East Regional television news I sometimes see news items relating to the Lake District, and the Isle of Man, which are in the North WEST of England. Can anyone think of a reason why the BBC does this? I can't make sense of it, but perhaps someone else can!!

[ireneseanoshea]

As a Cumbrian I believe apathy to be at the root of this situation.We accept that for BBC North West we must tune in to 978 on Sky but there is little regarding the old county of Westmorland ever discussed or reported,from Manchester This also applies to the ITV channel which tells us more about Berwick and the Isle of Man two places I've never even been to.The Border area Lottery disbursements also never seem to consider Kendal projects,and Kendal is the biggest town in what was Westmorland.Because nobody bothers we are also the fist area to be digitalised even though without Sky we cannot even recieve channel 5.Our apathy allows the authority to ride roughshod over this locale.




























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