The local news media sector has announced the full launch of the Public Notice Portal – an initiative from the publishing industry to further promote public notices to communities and enhance local democracy by harnessing the sector’s massive online audiences.
The portal, which went live with a soft launch last September, is backed by local publishers in membership of the News Media Association which include Chronicle, Journal and Gazette publisher Reach, with others expected to come on board imminently, further strengthening the coverage of public notices across the UK.
The site now displays more than 10,000 live notices at any given time with an average of 2,500 public notices now being added by local publishers every week. The portal has been developed by the local news media industry - including Reach plc, which built the website - with £1 million from the Google News Initiative.
