BBC Local Democracy Reporter allocation

Map shows distribution of reporters by BBC Nation and Region – see page two, Table B for detail

The distribution of reporters in Northern Ireland will be undertaken in 2018.

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Table A: Contracts and reporters by operating company

Company name Contracts Reporters Reach Plc 23 63 18 38 10 33.5 KM Media Group 1 2 Stonebow Media 1 2 (The Lincolnshire Reporter) Community Media 1 2 Citizen News and Media 1 1 (The Hackney Citizen) London Evening Standard 1 1 Manx Radio 1 1 Shetland News 1 0.5 TOTAL 58 144

Table B: Contracts and reporters by BBC Nation and Region

BBC Region Contracts Reporters Contract holders North East 3 8 See page 3 North West 5 19 See page 4 Yorkshire & Lincs 5 16 See page 5 South West 1 3 See page 5 West Midlands 5 14 See page 6 East Midlands 2 5 See page 6 West 2 7 See page 7 South 5 13 See page 7 East 4 10 See page 8 South East 2 5 See page 8 London 12 13 See page 9-10 Scotland 10* 21.5* See page 11 Wales 4 11 See page 12-13 TOTAL 60 145.5 * Two contracts totalling 1.5 FTE reporter currently unallocated

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North East & Cumbria Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters

Newcastle City Council Gateshead Council Newcastle Chronicle 3 Contract E1 North Tyneside Council & Journal (Reach Plc) Northumberland County Council

Contract total 3

Sunderland City Council Sunderland Echo South Tyneside Council 2 Contract E2 (Johnston Press Plc) Durham County Council Contract total 2

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Middlesbrough Council 2 Teesside Gazette Redcar and Cleveland Council Contract E4 (Reach Plc) Hartlepool Borough Council Tees Valley Metro Mayor 1 Contract total 3

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North West Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters Lancashire County Council Blackburn with Darwen Council 3 The Lancashire Post Contract E5 Blackpool Council (Johnston Press PLC) Cumbria County Council 2 Contract total 5

Cheshire East Council Warrington Guardian Cheshire West and Chester Council 2 Contract E6 (Newsquest Media Warrington Borough Council Group Ltd) Contract total 2

Knowsley Council City Council Halton Borough Council 4 (Reach Sefton Council Contract E7 Plc) St Helens Council Wirral Council Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor 1 Contract total 5

Isle of Man Government 1 Contract E8 Manx Radio Contract total 1

Bolton Council Bury Council Manchester City Council Oldham Council Rochdale Met Borough Council 5 Manchester Evening Salford City Council Contract E9 News (Reach Plc) Stockport Met Borough Council Tameside Met Borough Council Trafford Council Wigan Council Metro Mayor 1 Contract total 6

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Yorkshire & Lincs Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters City of York Council Northern Echo Darlington Borough Council 4 Contract E3 (Newsquest Media North Yorkshire County Council Group Ltd) Contract total 4

East Riding of Yorkshire Council Hull (Reach 1 Contract E10 Hull City Council Plc) Contract total 1

Sheffield City Council Rotherham Met Borough Council 3 The Star Sheffield Barnsley Met Borough Council Contract E11 (Johnston Press Plc) Doncaster Met Borough Council Elected Mayor of Doncaster 1 Contract total 4

Wakefield Council Kirklees Council Yorkshire Post Calderdale Council 5 Contract E12 (Johnston Press Plc) City of Bradford Met District Council Leeds City Council Contract total 5

North Lincolnshire Council The Lincolnite Contract E19 North East Lincolnshire Council 2 (Stonebow Media) Lincolnshire County Council Contract total 2

South West Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters Devon County Council Cornwall Council Western Morning Torbay Council 3 Contract E22 News (Reach Plc) Plymouth City Council Council of the Isles of Scilly Contract total 3

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West Midlands Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters City Council Solihull Met Borough Council 4 and City Council Contract E13 Mail (Reach Plc) Warwickshire County Council West Midlands Metro Mayor 1 Contract total 5

Dudley Met Borough Council Sandwell Met Borough Council Birmingham Post and 3 Contract E14 Walsall Council Mail (Reach Plc) City of Wolverhampton Council Contract total 3

Worcestershire County Council Worcester News 2 Contract E15 (Newsquest Media Herefordshire Council Group Ltd) Contract total 2

Staffordshire County Council Stoke Sentinel (Reach 2 Contract E16 Stoke-on-Trent City Council Plc) Contract total 2

Telford & Wrekin Council Whitchurch Herald 2 Contract E17 (Newsquest Media Shropshire Council Group Ltd) Contract total 2

East Midlands Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters Derbyshire County Council 1 Contract E18 Derby City Council (Reach Plc) Contract total 1

Nottinghamshire County Council Nottingham City Council Leicestershire County 4 Contract E20 Leicester City Council (Reach Plc) Rutland County Council Northamptonshire County Council Contract total 4

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West Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters City Council Bath & North East Somerset Council North Somerset Council 4 (Reach Somerset County Council Contract E21 Plc) Gloucestershire County Council South Gloucestershire Council West of England Metro Mayor 1 Contract total 5

Wiltshire Council Swindon Advertiser 2 Contract E23 (Newsquest Media Swindon Borough Council Group Ltd) Contract total 2

South Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters Bournemouth Borough Council Bournemouth Echo Borough of Poole Council 2 Contract E24 (Newsquest Media Dorset County Council Group Ltd) Contract total 2

West Berkshire Council Reading Borough Council Reading Chronicle 3 Contract E25 (Newsquest Media Wokingham Borough Council Group Ltd) Bracknell Forest Council Contract total 3

The Royal Borough of Windsor Slough Borough Council Oxford Mail Buckinghamshire County Council 4 Contract E26 (Newsquest Media Milton Keynes Council Group Ltd) Oxfordshire County Council Contract total 4

Hampshire County Council Southampton City Council Southern Daily Echo 3 Contract E29 (Newsquest Media Portsmouth City Council Group Ltd) Isle of Wight Council Contract total 3

Surrey Advertiser Surrey County Council 1 Contract E30 (Reach Plc) Contract total 1

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East Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters Hertfordshire County Council Luton Borough Council Luton News (Johnston 4 Contract E31 Bedford Borough Council Press Plc) Central Bedfordshire Council Contract total 4

Cambridgeshire County Council 1 Peterborough City Council Cambridge News Contract E32 Cambridgeshire & Peterborough (Reach Plc) 1 Metro Mayor Contract total 2

Thurrock Council Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 2 Contract E33 (Reach Plc) Essex County Council Contract total 2

Norfolk County Council Eastern Daily Press 2 Contract E34 Suffolk County Council (Archant Media Ltd) Contract total 2

South East Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters East Sussex County Council Brighton and Hove Brighton and Hove City Council 3 Contract E27 Independent West Sussex County Council (Johnston Press Plc) Contract total 3

Kent County Council Kent Messenger 2 Contract E28 Medway Council (KM Media Group) Contract total 2

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London Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters Hillingdon Council Get West London Hounslow Council 1 Contract L1 (Reach Plc) Ealing Council Contract total 1

Harrow Council Harrow Times 1 Contract L2 (Newsquest Media Brent Council Group Ltd) Contract total 1

Barnet Council Enfield Independent Enfield Council 1 Contract L3 (Newsquest Media Haringey Council Group Ltd) Contract total 1

Camden Council Hackney Citizen Islington Council 1 Contract L4 (Citizen News and Hackney Council Media Ltd) Contract total 1

Kensington & Chelsea Council Westminster Council Get West London 2 Contract L5 City of London (Reach Plc) Hammersmith & Fulham Council Contract total 2

Waltham Forest Council Waltham Forest Redbridge Council 1 Contract L6 Guardian (Newsquest Havering Council Media Group Ltd) Contract total 1

Tower Hamlets Council London Evening Newham Council 1 Contract L7 Standard (Evening Barking & Dagenham Council Standard Ltd) Contract total 1

Croydon Council Croydon Advertiser Sutton Council 1 Contract L8 (Reach Plc) Merton Council Contract total 1

Wandsworth Council Get West London Richmond upon Thames Council 1 Contract L9 (Reach Plc) Kingston upon Thames Council Contract total 1

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Lambeth Council News Shopper Southwark Council 1 Contract L10 Bromley (Newsquest Lewisham Council Media Group Ltd) Contract total 1

Bromley Council News Shopper Greenwich Council 1 Contract L11 Bromley (Newsquest Bexley Council Media Group Ltd) Contract total 1

Times Series Greater London Authority 1 Contract L12 (Newsquest Media Group Ltd) Contract total 1

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Wales Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters Isle of Anglesey County Council Gwynedd Council Conwy County Borough Council North Wales Daily 3 Contract W1 Denbighshire County Council Post (Reach Plc) Flintshire County Council Wrexham County Borough Council Contract total 3

Swansea City Council Carmarthenshire County Council South Wales Evening 2 Contract W2 Pembrokeshire County Council Post (Reach Plc) Ceredigion County Council Contract total 2

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Bridgend County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough (Reach Council 3 Contract W3 Plc) Vale of Glamorgan Council Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Cardiff Council Contract total 3

Newport City Council Caerphilly County Borough Council Blenau Gwent County Borough South Wales Argus Council 3 Contract W4 (Newsquest Media Torfaen County Borough Council Group Ltd) Monmouthshire County Council Powys County Council Contract total 3

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Scotland Contract Contract holder Top-tier authorities Reporters Aberdeenshire Council Buchan Observer Aberdeen City Council 3 Contract S1 (Johnston Press PLC) Moray Council Contract total 3

Highland Council 1 Contract S2 Unallocated Contract total 1

Stornoway Gazette Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 0.5 Contract S3 (Johnston Press PLC) Contract total 0.5

Orkney Islands Council 0.5 Contract S4 Unallocated Contract total 0.5

Shetland News Shetland Islands Council 0.5 Contract S5 (Shetland News Online Ltd) Contract total 0.5

Helensburgh Argyll and Bute Council 1 Advertiser Contract S6 (Newsquest Media Contract total 1 Group Ltd)

Angus Council Dundee City Council Clackmannanshire Council Fife Free Press 3 Contract S7 Stirling Council (Johnston Press PLC) Fife Council Perth and Kinross Council Contract total 3

Inverclyde Council Renfrewshire Council West Dunbartonshire Council Herald & Times East Dunbartonshire Council 4 Contract S8 (Newsquest Media East Renfrewshire Council Group Ltd) North Lanarkshire Council City Council Contract total 4

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Falkirk Council West Lothian Council Edinburgh Evening The City of Edinburgh Council 4 Contract S9 News (Johnston Press Midlothian Council Plc) East Lothian Council Contract total 4

North Ayrshire Council East Ayrshire Council South Ayrshire Council (Reach 4 Contract S10 Dumfries & Galloway Council Plc) South Lanarkshire Council Scottish Borders Council Contract total 4

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