Media summary

There has been extensive media coverage following the circulation of our press release on Tuesday morning to co-inside with Dave Mercer's live radio on BBC at 8am. This was followed by a further live interview with BBC at 8.30am. The team then moved to the Bridgwater Hub which provided an excellent back-drop for television interviews with the BBC Points West and ITV. Both channels gave us lengthy coverage on their lunchtime and early evening bulletins supported by our fly through and project map. Both outlets balanced their stories with interviews from Maggie Gregory and ITV adding a interview with Liam Fox to their early evening lead story.

Two further radio interviews (Heart FM and Radio Jack) were also done from the hub. Throughout the day the team spoke to journalists and helped answer specific questions and arrange interviews with the project team. Coverage has been balanced and our material, including the route map widely used in prominent positions. Below is the coverage to date with links to each story as appropriate.

September 3

Broadcast

ITV: http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2013-09-03/full-report-national-grid-reveals-somerset-pylon- route/

BBC Radio Somerset: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01ff9bp - For the Duncan McGinty/ community gain interview move the programme on to 36 minutes for the interview broadcast just after the 7am news. For David Mercer interview move it to 1.35.20

BBC Radio Bristol: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01f964y For interviews with Fiona Early, David Mercer and Peter Cook (Portbury Parish Council) move to 2.10

Online: http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/story/2013 -09-03/somerset-pylons/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-23941686 Hinkley Point Pylons route unveiled by National Grid

Heart FM: http://www.heart.co.uk/bristol/news/local/pylon-route-across-west/

Radio Jack: Good story including T-pylon picture/background, website link and large route map http://www.jackbristol.com/news/bristols -news/hinkley-point-pylon-plans-to-be-announced/

Press

Daily Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/countryside/10283514/Pylons-will-ruin-picturesque- landscape-say-campaigners.html

Western Daily Press – lead story – excellent use of map http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/National -Grid-reveal-changes-Hinkley-Point-C/story-19744550- detail/story.html

http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Wells-MP-Tessa-Munt-views-pylons-respond/story-19744772- detail/story.html Headline: Wells MP Tessa Munt: Whatever your views on pylons, please respond

Bristol Evening Post - http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/National-Grid-reveal-changes-North-Somerset- pylon/story-19744802-detail/story.html

Burnham on Sea.com: http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/2013/pylons-consultation-03-09-13.php Protesters urge re-think as National Grid consultation starts – quotes from Paul Hipwell, Maggie Gregory, article finishes with release quote from Peter http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/2013/pylons-route-revealed-03-09-13.php Route of new Hinkley Pylons in Burnham area

Thisiswestcountry.co.uk: Matthew Colledge http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/10650025.National_Grid_launches_final_Hinkl ey_C_pylons_consultation/

Bridgwater Mercury - http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/10650025.National_Grid_launches_final_Hinkley_C_pylons_cons ultation/

Lead story – Hipwell and Gregory quotes, ends with Peter quote and exhibition/consultation vehicle details Same story used in: http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/10650025.National_Grid_launches_final_Hinkley_C_pylons_co nsultation/

Burnham, Highbridge and The Villages Weekly News: http://www.burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk/news/10 650025.National_Grid_launches_final_Hinkle y_C_pylons_consultation/?ref=mr

Nailsea, Clevedon and Portishead Times: http://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/final_power_line_consultation_begins_1_2364673 Sam Pope – same story also used in:

Weston, Worle and Somerset Mercury: http://www.thewestonmercury. co.uk/news/final_power_line_consultation_begins_1_2364674

Engineering and Technology: http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2013/sep/south-west-england-electricity- route.cfm National Grid says electricity route won't harm landscape

4 September

Western Daily Press/Portishead People http://www.portisheadpeople.co.uk/s-end-line-pylon-protest/story- 19748553 -detail/story.html

Utility Week: http://www.utilityweek.co.uk/news/news_story.asp?id=199201&title=National+Grid+unveils+route+for+new +Hinkley+Point+C+connection

Yorkshire Telegraph and Argus: National Grid has announced the route of the new 400,000-volt electricity connection between Bridgwater and Avonmouth in the south west of England. p.6

East Anglian Daily Times – Lacking in Power – Mendips undergrounding was another case of East Anglia being a backwater -dwelling Cinderella in the eyes of corporate officialdom?

Bristol Evening Post: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Villagers-vow-fight-150ft-pylons-blight/story-19753556- detail/story.html

Strawberry Line Times: http://www.strawberrylinetimes.co.uk/?p=5106 Shock at Giant Pylons plan for the Strawberry Line

Cheddar Valley Gazette: http://www.cheddarvalleygazette.co.uk/Pylon-talks-resume-week-chance- say/story-19717954-detail/story.html 29 August

Local MP visits National Grid information hub in Bridgwater Pictured: National Grid Senior Project Manager Peter Bryant (left) with Ian Liddell-Grainger MP at the Bridgwater Information Hub

Consultation Advertising

Consultation advertising has been arranged for the following publications for weeks commencing 26/08/13, 02/09/13, 09/09/13 and 14/10/13.

 Bridgwater Mercury  Burnham & Higbridge Weekly  Somerset County Gazette  County Gazette Series - Chipping Sodbury & Yate Gazette  Gloucestershire County Gazette Series - Gloucestershire Gazette  Gloucestershire County Gazette Series - Thornbury Gazette  - Central Somerset Gazette  Mid Somerset Series - Cheddar Valley Gazette  Mid Somerset Series - Shepton Mallet Journal  Mid Somerset Series - Wells Journal  The Post  (Full series)  Western Daily Press  West Somerset Free Press  The Weston, Worle & Somerset Mercury  Weston-super-Mare Midweek Mercury  Nailsea, Clevedon & Portishead Times  Strawberry Line Times  Your Somerset (council publication)  Somerset Chamber News (council publication)

An example of the quarter page advertisement can be found on the following page.