The Prince of Wales has praised local newspapers as a “vital part of our communities”, which ensured good work done by people across the country did not go unreported.
The Prince was speaking at a meeting with regional newspaper editors after opening the Press Association’s new operations centre in Howden, East Yorkshire.
He said of regional newspapers: “They are a vital part of our local communities, in helping to foster a sense of place and belonging and also in ensuring that the countless good things being done by people in their local areas do not go unreported.”
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The Press Association has just completed its £5m complex in Howden, which produces a range of services from sports news to television listings and employs about 500 people.
Prince Charles toured a number of departments, stopping at one point to examine photographs taken of him just minutes before. He also congratulated the Press Association for its help with the conservation of a medieval window in Howden Minster. As he left the building, he joked to a woman grabbing a quick photograph of him: “You’ll certainly get some great tips on pictures from in there.”
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