Have you read the local papers recently around Cardiff? If so was there actually anything significantly interesting in what now appears to be a publication for adverts? Recently I have found that certain local newspapers have descended from interesting and relevant local stories, to barely newsworthy tales. On top of that the number of adverts severely outweighs the number of articles. I can understand the purpose of the adverts, as a means of funding the papers but when you are left with 2 mid-sized stories squeezed in between numerous car show rooms and people who can fix your T.V. aerial you have to wonder if you can call it a newspaper anymore.
The few stories that are scattered throughout the pages aren't particularly interesting either. Yes there is the odd political article or serious crime which piques interest, but when one of the largest stories is firemen finding a bunny or explaining that shop has closed down with no additional information you can't help but feel they are struggling to provide the service they set out to do.
