Local Life - Wigan - August 2020

4 Local Life
The ink was barely dry on all those optimistic
New Decade’s resolutions when along came
the virus which completely changed the
world that we live in. Everyone has been affected by
this to some degree, and our sincerest condolences
go to those who have lost loved ones. There are so
many who have put themselves in harm’s way to
tackle this virus and we are forever in your debt.
If there is a sliver of a silver lining amongst all
this, it is the way that local communities have
pulled together in all sorts of ways to help each
other survive. As a community magazine, it is only
right that we highlight the efforts made by those
individuals and groups who have gone above and
beyond to help others. We would like to do this in
our next magazine, but we want your help!
Tell us which individuals or voluntary groups
brought a little light into your life and made a
difference in your neighbourhood and together we
will highlight their good work. Just email details to
editorial@locallife247.co.uk or post a message on
our Facebook page Local Life Magazines.
You will notice that this copy of Local life is slimmer
than normal and this is because this issue is being
delivered via Royal Mail on a strict 100g weight
limit – which is equivalent to 68 pages. Many of
the regular editorial features have been suspended
because of this, as our priority right now must be to
use the available space to try and help local people
get their businesses back on track.
We know that many of you use our trades sections
at the back of this magazine to source
good quality local tradespeople and
we have been working with them
to ensure that you are safe when
they visit your home. Where you see the logo
illustrated on an advertisement, you know that the
tradesperson concerned has confirmed to us that
they are following safe distancing guidelines and
will wear PPE when appropriate to do so.
As you can see from page 66, we will be spending
the summer working on changing the Local Life
magazine. After twelve years of publishing A5 sized
magazines, we’re all very excited about the change
of size, style and feel of the next magazine and we
hope you’ll welcome our new-look Local Life into
your home. If you want to promote your business
in Local Life then do call us on 01695 627999 or
download the media pack from our website (www.
locallife247.co.uk) for more details.
Do stay safe – see you next time
Chris Pearce, Publisher
chrisp@locallife247.co.uk
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Next issue - September 2020
Advertising deadline - 19th August
Published - 2nd September
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