Only part of the story

We have had more than one letter singing the praises of the Harold website, the online portal for the Petersfield Harold newspaper, which keeps Petersfield residents informed and up to date with local issues.

The reader who wrote in twice told us that the Harold site is their first stop for local breaking news. As an example, this week’s top stories are:

An elderly man...

For full story, see this week's Petersfield Harold.

A large panda riding a...

For full story, see this week's Petersfield Harold.

School set to...

For full story, see this week's Petersfield Harold.

Free beer at...

For full story, see this week's Petersfield Harold.

We were also advised to keep an eye out for a “really informative poll” in which readers can participate and make their feelings known. When we looked the portal was asking for readers views on the services offered by Dawlish Parish Council.

A newspaper and website with the needs of the local population at heart, we called anonymously to get a feel for the lengths to which the editorial team will go, to ensure these hard hitting stories reach the public.

We spoke to Corrie Spondent, who knows the boy who updates the web-page. She told us: "we like to offer enough of a story that our online readers get a feel for what is going on in the area.

"Enough to get their attention, but not so much fine detail that they have no need to buy the paper".

Petersfield poll shocker - residents "don't give a toss!"

Almost two thirds of Petersfield residents do not care about the opinions of their neighbours, an exclusive Petersfield Newswire survey has revealed.

In a shocking admission, 62 per cent of people polled admitted they did "not give a toss" about what other people thought.

Mori Rosencrantz, a specialist in interpreting data to suit the corporate entities that commission opinion polls, said: "This clearly illustrates that Petersfield residents are among the most insulated and opinionated people in the country.

"It would not be beyond the realms of possibility to say that the poll indicates a huge degree of intolerance of other people's beliefs and that Petersfield is not the ideal place to choose to live if you are a member of a minority group, such as Al Qaeda or the Labour Party.

"I am also prepared to go on record as saying that it indicates a high degree of smoking if we are being paid by the tobacco lobby."

*This week's poll will appear tomorrow and will be about something else we can mis-interpret. 

SMALL PRINT: The Amble poll surveyed the views of several people, some of them (possibly) more than once and not all of them from Petersfield.