Local media groups in the UK have announced the full launch of an initiative to promote public notices to communities and harness the local news sector’s massive online audiences.
The Public Notice Portal, which went live in a September soft launch, is backed by local publishers in membership of the News Media Association 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 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 £1m from the Google News Initiative.
