Media and publicity protocols
The Communications team is responsible for liaising with the press, radio and TV as well as producing internal and external publications on behalf of the Council.
The team consists of:
- Mark Jeffery, Comms Manager - tel: 01923 278392
- Angela Farrance, Comms Officer- tel: 01923 278252
- Peter Nelson, Comms Officer - tel: 01923 278391
- Helen Smith, Comms Support Officer - tel: 01923 278380
Alternatively, the fax number for the office is 01923 220635.
PRESS RELEASES
The Communications Unit produces numerous press releases every week to keep the local community informed about important news from the Council. Press releases are published on the website within 24 hours of being sent to the media. You can view the latest press releases on our website.
ABOUT WATFORD MAGAZINE
About Watford magazine is the Council's free publication that keeps residents up to date with local events and developments. About Watford magazine is distributed to all residents in Watford every three months. You can view the current edition of About Watford magazine here.
The Council can provide verbal translations of its publications into the 4 main languages of the borough Urdu, Hindi, Bengali and Gujurati.
We are also able to offer residents audio recordings of Council literature, supplied on CD.
LOCAL MEDIA
The main local media covering Watford are listed below:
Newspaper:
Watford Observer
Observer House
Caxton Way
Watford WD18 8RJ
Tel: 01923 216294 Website: www.watfordobserver.co.uk
Radio stations:
BBC Three Counties
PO Box 3CR
Luton
Beds LU1 5XL
Tel: 01582 637400 Website: www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties
Herts Mercury
Unit 5, The Metro Centre
Dwight Road
Watford WD18 9UP
Tel: 01923 205470 Website: http://www.hertsmercury.co.uk
TV station:
ITV London Tonight
200 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8XZ
Website: http://www.itvregions.com/london .
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