The full cost of Medway Matters, the Council publication is now publicly available
The publication is not party political but is managed by the Council which is Conservative controlled.
The recent February/March publication did by chance have an exclusive interview with the Parliamentary Conservative Party candidate for Gillingham and Rainham, a key marginal seat. The publication revealed that the candidate is a cat fan, enjoys italian food and has a sweet tooth.
Nice to know
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The request is below along with the Council response in italics.
Q1. The name, frequency and distribution/circulation of your council newspaper. (By council newspaper I mean the most frequently published newspaper or magazine intended for mass distribution covering more than one topic).
A1. The name of our council magazine is Medway Matters. It is produced bi-monthly. The circulation is 111,978.
Q2. How much it cost to produce and distribute said newspaper in the last full financial year, and how much was budgeted from council resources in the financial year 2009/2010?
A2. For the last full financial year (2008/09) the cost was £104,802. The budget figure for 2009/10 is £116,225.
Q3. How much of that cost is offset by advertising?
A3. For the last full financial year (2008/09) 100% of the cost was offset by advertising.
Q4. How much of that advertising, if any, comes from external sources (ie not from your authority's budgets)?
A4. For the last full financial year (2008/09) just under 68% of that advertising came from external sources.
Q5. Which other public sector partners pay to run advertising in your newspaper, eg PCTs?
A5. The other public sector partners who pay to run advertising are NHS Medway, Medway Maritime Hospital, Community Safety Partnership and local universities.
The publication is not party political but is managed by the Council which is Conservative controlled.
The recent February/March publication did by chance have an exclusive interview with the Parliamentary Conservative Party candidate for Gillingham and Rainham, a key marginal seat. The publication revealed that the candidate is a cat fan, enjoys italian food and has a sweet tooth.
Nice to know
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The request is below along with the Council response in italics.
Q1. The name, frequency and distribution/circulation of your council newspaper. (By council newspaper I mean the most frequently published newspaper or magazine intended for mass distribution covering more than one topic).
A1. The name of our council magazine is Medway Matters. It is produced bi-monthly. The circulation is 111,978.
Q2. How much it cost to produce and distribute said newspaper in the last full financial year, and how much was budgeted from council resources in the financial year 2009/2010?
A2. For the last full financial year (2008/09) the cost was £104,802. The budget figure for 2009/10 is £116,225.
Q3. How much of that cost is offset by advertising?
A3. For the last full financial year (2008/09) 100% of the cost was offset by advertising.
Q4. How much of that advertising, if any, comes from external sources (ie not from your authority's budgets)?
A4. For the last full financial year (2008/09) just under 68% of that advertising came from external sources.
Q5. Which other public sector partners pay to run advertising in your newspaper, eg PCTs?
A5. The other public sector partners who pay to run advertising are NHS Medway, Medway Maritime Hospital, Community Safety Partnership and local universities.
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