~ PR CEITIC NEWSPAPERS Western Mal & Echo Ltd, Thomson House, Havelock Street, Cardiff CFIO IXR. Telephone: (028) 2058 3610 Fax: (029) 2058 3609 South Wales’ Largest Weekly Newspaper Group: Cynon Valley Leader, Glamorgan Gazette, Gwent Gazerte, Merthyr Express, Rhymney Valley Express, Pontypridd & Llantrisant Observer, Rhondda Leader, Neath & Port Talbot Guardians Pontypridd & Llantrisant Observer 10 Market Street Pontypridd (C37 28ST Tel: 01443 665161 Fax: 01443 665181 Email: pontypridd.observer@wme.co.uk Re: District New Correspondent Congratulations on becoming a District New Correspondent for the Pontypridd & Llantrisant Observer. I'm sure your contribution as a source of local news will be greatly valued by the community you represent. We have always enjoyed a very close working relationship with our District News Correspondents because we not only rely on them to contribute a weekly column bbut also to provide us with information and tip-offs for relevant stories within their communities. T'm sure our working relationship will continue on this happy and friendly basis. ‘Asa weekly newspaper, we are governed by particularly strict deadlines. With this in mind, we ‘would appreciate it if you would submit your column by 4pm every Thursday for inclusion in the following edition, The columns may be sent by post, fax or email and the maximum word count is 1,000 words. Each columnist is also asked to submit a recent passport photograph of themselves, or we can arrange to take a photograph for you if you wish The content of a District News column is entirely up to you although 1 always advise columnists to never expect readers to come to them with snippets of news. Very often it’s a case of building up a source of regular contacts from local organisations as well as picking up pieces of information from notice boards and shop windows! Naturally it is edited for legal purposes and due to problems encountered in the past we are unable to include notices for engagements nor any items that would openly promote a private business, As payment, the Observer pays 4p per printed line and a “tip-off” fee for any pieces of news that we make into larger news stories once we are made aware of them by yourself. I sincerely hope you derive a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction from your weekly contribution to the Pontypridd & Llantrisant Observer. We very much look forward to working With you. Should you require any further information, then please do not hesitate to contact me. cn sincerely Lie lee DEAN POWELL EDITOR eT QO AI Wiaty Miro one swat rn Registered in England and Wales No-46946 Registered Office: Kingsld Court, Chester Business Park Chester CHA 9RE