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Local Newspapers that do Where Are They Now featur

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ForeverMystified

ForeverMystified Report 9 Apr 2008 13:44


Manchester Evening News on a Saturday night use to have a "Looking For" section but not sure if still does it. I stopped buying said paper when price increased for outer townies and it was given free to city folk.

TinaElizabeth

TinaElizabeth Report 9 Apr 2008 10:22

Teletext pages ,they have four main ones that i can see;
All on Channel 4

Missing - page 178

Family tree - page 174/5

Lost touch - page 171

Service pals - page 172

Lost touch can now be viewed on Sky and Freeview.Go to page 831 on ,ITV14, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, and channel four.

Hope that helps some one :)

Tina

pam

pam Report 8 Apr 2008 20:06

Hi
Hull Daily Mail have that facility and also run a fantastic Flashback paper.

Borobabs

Borobabs Report 8 Apr 2008 18:52

For Scotland you would want the sunday post , everyone gets it ;;

Babs

Contrary Mary

Contrary Mary Report 8 Apr 2008 18:20

Thanks to all that have posted info :-))

Mary

TeresainWirral

TeresainWirral Report 8 Apr 2008 14:54

Hi for the Wirral

Wirral Globe

and Birkenhead News

I'll check out the email addresses when the papers come tomorrow.

Teresa

TinaElizabeth

TinaElizabeth Report 7 Apr 2008 22:37

As Libby says there is the Family tree one on channel 4 as you say, pages 174/5 and then there is Missing people which is page 178, channel 4 again.

Before i got the computer i use to read that page once a week. It use to be changed once a week no idea about now though.

Tina

Diane

Diane Report 7 Apr 2008 22:19

On Channel 4 , Teletext Connect they have a section called Family Tree,

Libby

TinaElizabeth

TinaElizabeth Report 7 Apr 2008 22:06

Ok there is also the very small bit in THE SUN on a Wednesday.


Does Teletext still do their own pages?
I will post the page later tomorrow unless someone else knows and post it here.

Tina

Susan

Susan Report 7 Apr 2008 19:43

Bournemouth Echo has....

We'll meet Again.

for people looking for others.
Sue

Dawnieher3headaches

Dawnieher3headaches Report 7 Apr 2008 19:03

mine does features so if anyone has anyone that used to live in Nuneaton pm me and will keep an eye out.

Doesnt seem to go back very far but the way people move about nowadays might be useful to someone

dawn

Contrary Mary

Contrary Mary Report 7 Apr 2008 18:22

Hi Tina

I hope so. :-))
The one in my local paper gets requests from all over the world. Sometimes it's just someone looking for an old work mate or schoolfriend, often it's from someone doing genealogy but it's always well used.

Mary

TinaElizabeth

TinaElizabeth Report 7 Apr 2008 18:03

Mary it doesn't seem to be well used, however now its been posted here maybe more will use it.
Tina

Contrary Mary

Contrary Mary Report 7 Apr 2008 17:24

Hi inarusherts

Thanks for adding :-)) Your one sounds really good.

Mary

TinaElizabeth

TinaElizabeth Report 7 Apr 2008 16:58

Hi Mary good idea!!

My Local papers webb site covers Herts and most beds areas, it has a Lost friends section and a Family tree section.

www.thecomet.net

Contrary Mary

Contrary Mary Report 7 Apr 2008 16:40

guess mine is the only one that does then

Contrary Mary

Contrary Mary Report 7 Apr 2008 14:13

Hi all,

Following on from someone else's thread about placing an add in paper - thought it might be a good idea if we list any that we know of. So if your local paper does one perhaps you could let us all know please?

My local paper "The News" covers the Portsmouth and surrounding area and does a Where Are They Now column every Saturday.
Contact details are:

email: [email protected] and write Where are they now? in the subject line

Mary

ps I'd love to find one that does it for Edinburgh :-))