SHIELDS GAZETTE'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY
- Session: 1998-99
- Date tabled: 22.02.1999
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That this House, believing the freedom of the Press to be an essential prerequisite to our democratic system, notes that The Shields Gazette is Britain's oldest provincial evening newspaper; congratulates it on achieving 150 years of continuous publication; pays tribute to its editors, journalists and other staff who have served the local community so well over the years; and wishes the newspaper success and prosperity over the next 150 years.