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The BBC may be a threat, but there are far greater problems facing the local rag.
Online advertising – once the great hope for publishers – has failed to plug the financial hole left by dwindling newspaper circulation and falling print ad sales.
Newspapers now controlled by Montgomery commanded a value of £500m when owned by Johnston Press 13 years ago.
That figure has fallen drastically as millions of pounds in classified advertising income has been ceded to Google, forcing regional media groups to consolidate to survive.
Advertising operations have been condensed, printing presses shared and newspaper offices shut to keep local titles afloat.
IT was more than the end of an era when the Willow closed its doors back in 2015. For die hard fans, York s night life never fully recovered after the Coney Street institution staged its last dance back in 2015. The Willow, accessed through a set of steep steps, was as unique a York experience as a walk on the bar walls or a visit to the Minster. Part Chinese restaurant, part late-night disco, generations had enjoyed a late night bop at the Willow alongside a bowl of chow mein or a dish of prawn crackers since 1973 when Tommy Fong took it over.
YORK Minster is falling down - that s a sentence sure to grab your attention. And it is one uttered in this BBC report from 1967 reporting on the launch of a £2 million appeal to save the York landmark. In the news report, first broadcast more than 50 years ago on April 7, 1967 (which you can view at the end of this article), the presenter reveals how £2 million is needed to stop the building from collapse. Urgent repairs are needed to the central tower, known as the lantern tower, to prevent the Minster from falling down in the next 15 years. Severe cracks had been detected in the foundations and in the arches of the adjoining crypt.