I am writing to say how disappointed I have been lately with the substance of your paper. I picked up part of an old Advocate (22.12.1999) and there were 50 pages.
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Included were lotto results, tides and weather for the week.
Results for Squash, Touch Football, Clay target shooting, Little Athletics, Archery, Body Boarding and Tennis were regular inclusions with other popular sports.
Most schools submitted articles as did Service Clubs and the Historical Society, Court reports and Letters to the Editor added to the content.
As long as these were received before 10am on Monday they were published.
As a policy of “Space available” basis was adopted, I wonder if this policy has contributed to my perception that Advocate substance has declined?
