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Media Pack for Newsquest Kendal/Lancaster, trading as Westmorland Gazette Newspapers
Newsquest Kendal/Lancaster is part of England's largest regional newspaper publishers, Newsquest Media Group.The local division is based in the centre of Kendal where new offices have just been built in the heart of the town, and as part of a major new development involving a Booths Supermarket.Newsquest Kendal/Lancaster's portfolio of titles offers an unrivalled reach and coverage of one of the most beautiful corners of the country, including South Lakeland and surrounding areas of North Yorkshire and North Lancashire. Its family of titles comprises of:
- The Westmorland Gazette, a long-established and award-winning weekly paid-for broadsheet.
- The Lancaster & Morecambe Citizen, a vibrant and successful weekly free newspaper;
- The South Lakes Citizen, a strong community-based free weekly newspaper;
- The Westmorland Messenger, a freshly re-established traditional free tabloid newspaper serving the Eden Valley towns of Appleby and Kirkby Stephen and surrounding areas.
- Limited Edition, a glossy up-market A4 magazine, with over 10,000 copies distributed through letterboxes, given out at shows and at local hotels and businesses.
- www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk , South Lakeland's premier web-site with editorial updated daily, extensive commercial content and an entry to a countrywide searchable database of businesses, jobs, cars and property, known as Fish4.
Contacts:
Switchboard: 01539-720555
Advertisement: Group Advertisement Sales Manager - Sharon How
Tel: 01539-710177
e-mail: sharon.how@kendal.newsquest.co.uk
Editorial: Deputy Editor - Andrew Thomas
Tel: 01539-710159
e-mail andrew.thomas@kendal.newsquest.co.uk
Newspaper Sales and Promotions Manager - Cath Crawshaw
Tel: 01539-710167
e-mail cath.crawshaw@kendal.newsquest.co.uk
TERMS AND CONDITIONS GENERAL
1. In these conditions:
(a) “Company” means Westmorland Gazette Newspapers, publishers of The Westmorland Gazette, South Lakes Citizen, Lancaster & Morecambe Citizen, Westmorland Messenger and Limited Edition.
(b) “The Advertiser” means a person, firm or company by whom an advertisement booking is made and includes its
successors in title and assigns:
(c) “Advertisement Copy” means any advertising material intended for publication by the Company
(d) “Advertisement Agency” means a person, firm or
company (including its successors in title and assigns)
carrying on a business involving the selection and
purchase of advertising space for persons wishing to advertise
2. These conditions incorporate the standard conditions as agreed between the Newspaper Society and the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising and which are in force at the date on which an advertisement booking is made. In the event of any conflict between these
conditions and those agreed by the Newspaper Society and the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising these
conditions shall prevail
3. Any personal guarantee given by the Directors or any other person to the Newspaper Society on behalf of a
recognised Advertising Agency in respect of any
unsatisfied liabilities of the Agency if it becomes insolvent or is liquidated is hereby incorporated into these
conditions
4. No conditions other than those set forth herein or any
variation thereof shall be binding upon the Company or the Advertiser unless reduced to writing and signed by or on behalf of both the Company and the Advertiser
Acceptance
5. The placing of an order with the Company by the Advertiser will be deemed to be an acceptance of these
conditions by the Advertiser
Advertising Agencies
6. An Advertising Agency shall be deemed to contract as principal, and shall be deemed to have full authority in all
matters connected with the placing of orders and the approval or amendment of Advertisement Copy
Legislation and Illegal Matter
7. The Company reserves the right not to accept for
publication (nor to publish if already accepted) any Advertisement Copy which is, in the Company's opinion, in breach of, or contravenes any law, statute, order, ruling or regulation of the United Kingdom .
8. “The placing of an order constitutes an assurance that the advertisement is legal, decent, honest and truthful, complying with the British Code of Advertising and Sales Promotion and with any relevant codes of practice”
9. Pursuant to the Business Advertisements (Disclosure) Order 1977 any Advertisement Copy provided by an Advertiser seeking to sell goods in the course of a
business will not knowingly be accepted for publication by the Company unless in the Company's opinion it is
reasonably clear from the Advertisement Copy that the goods are to be sold in the course of a business
Mail Order Protection Scheme
10. Mail order advertisements will not be accepted for
publication by the Company until the Advertiser completes and returns to the Company a Mail Order Guarantee Form produced by the Newspaper Society.
Refusal to Accept or Publish
11. All advertisements will be accepted for publication only if approved by the Company which may at its absolute
discretion decline to accept for publication any
advertisement without giving any reason for so declining but in such circumstances, the Advertiser shall not be liable to pay for any advertisements which the Company declines to publish.
12. The Company may at its absolute discretion do any act or thing in respect of the publication of any
advertisement or part thereof which contains unsuitable Advertisment Copy.
13. Notwithstanding that any Advertisement Copy has now been accepted for publication by the company it may decline to publish any advertisement provided that the Advertiser shall not be liable for payment regarding any such advertisment.
14. While the Company will make every reasonable effort to satisfy the Advertiser's requirements regarding the date and place of publication of any advertisement, the Company does not undertake to publish any
advertisement on any specific date or in any specific place in its publications.
Errors and Omissions
15. In the event of any error, misprint or omission in the
printing of an advertisement or part of an advertisement
however caused, the Company will either re-insert the
advertisement or relevant part of the advertisement as the case may be or make a reasonable refund or adjustment to the cost. No re-insertion, refund or adjustment will be made where the error, misprint or omission does not materially detract from the effect of the advertisement.
16. In no circumstances shall the total liability of the Company for any error, misprint or omission exceed (a) the amount of a full refund of any price paid to the Company for the advertisement in connection with which liability arose or (b) the cost of a further or corrective advertisement of a type and standard reasonably
comparable to that in connection with which liability arose as deemed necessary by Westmorland Gazette Newspapers.
17. It is the responsibility of the Advertiser/Advertising Agency to check the first insertion of any series of
advertisement and notify the publisher immediately of any errors. The Company assumes no responsibility for the repetition of errors unless notified by the Advertiser.
18. The Company shall not be liable for any loss or
damage occasioned by any total or partial failure
(however caused) of publication or distribution of any newspaper or edition in which any advertisement is scheduled to appear.
Artwork and Material Supplied
19. Unless specifically agreed with the Advertiser at the time of submission, the Company does not undertake to return, nor does it accept any responsibility with regard to accidental damage or loss of any drawings or other
material supplied for the purpose of an advertisement.
Shrinkage
20. The Company shall not be liable for any shrinkage up to 4mm per column.
Payment
21. The due time for payment for approved monthly accounts is the 22nd day following the month of insertion. In the absence of an approved monthly account invoices will be issued immediately the advertisement is published and are payable forthwith. Payment is at the rate
applicable at the date of publication. Should the rate be altered between the date of acceptance of an order and the date of publication, unless the advertiser has given specific instructions in writing to cancel the unexpired
portion of the advertisement and is in possession of a stop number regarding the unexpired portion of the order, the company will increase the amount payable pro rata. The existence of a query on any individual invoice will not affect the due date of payment for the balance of the account. Irregular advertisers booking an advertisement and not pre-paying, will be charged a booking fee of £15 on each invoice to cover administration costs. The booking fee is deductible if the invoice is settled within 14 days. Westmorland Gazette newspapers accept all major credit and debit cards including Visa, Mastercard & Switch.
Cancellation of Advertising
22. When an advertisment is cancelled by an advertiser they will be given a stop number. This stop number must be retained in cases of disagreement. Without the stop number the advertiser is duly bound to pay for the
advertisement to which it relates in full. VAT is charged at the rate applicable, currently 17.5%.
23. In the event of an arrears of payment arising all sums for which invoices have been raised shall become payable
forthwith and the Company be entitled to proceed therefore. If any such proceedings or collection action is deemed necessary, then a £10.00 administration fee will be charged. All sums due to Westmorland Gazette Newspapers become due in full immediately upon:
(i) A company ceases to exist under its terms of
constitution
(ii) (Being an individual) being the subject of any
personal insolvency event
(iii) (Being a company) being the subject of any corporate insolvency event
(iv) Enter into any arrangements for the benefit of their
creditors
(v) Suffer any distress or execution to be levied against their or its goods or possessions.
(vi) Any notice to be given by Westmorland Gazette Newspapers shall be deemed to have been served upon being sent by 1st or 2nd class post
Copy Times and Cancellations
24. Except for classifed advertising, cancellation or
suspension of orders will not be accepted by the Company unless four days' notice is given in the case of all advertisements except those booked for solus, other special positions or full colour chargeable at a premium rate where 7 days notice will be required.
25. Latest copy and cancellation times are available at either of the Company's offices. If Advertisement Copy is not received by the Company by the latest copy time, the Company will not be liable for the non-appearance of the advertisement and under certain circumstances, the Advertiser shall remain liable to make full payment for the cost of the advertisment.
Copyright
26. The copyright for all purposes in all artwork, copy,
photographic reproduction and other material which the
company or its employees have originated, contributed to or reworked shall vest in the Company. The Company is hereby authorised to record, reproduce, publish, distribute and broadcast (or to permit the same) all advertisements and make them available in any information service,
electronic or otherwise.
Box Numbers
27. Every endeavour will be made to forward replies to box numbers to the Advertiser as soon as possible after receipt by the Company, but the Company accepts no
liability in respect of any loss or damage alleged to have arisen through delay in forwarding or omitting to forward such replies (howsoever caused)
The advertiser authorises the Company to examine the
contents of any letter and to return to its originator any
communication which, in the opinion of the Company, should not be delivered to the Advertiser.
The Company reserves the right to disclose the names and addresses of Advertisers and/or Agencies to the police. Trading Standards officials, or any other relevant authority and, where the company in its sole discretion deems it reasonable, to other third parties.
Warranties and Indemnities
28. The advertiser warrants and undertakes that:
(a) he will be responsible for obtaining and paying for all
necessary licenses and consents for the publication of any advertising or copyright material contained or the
appearance of any person in his Advertisement
(b) no advertisement will breach the copyright of the rights of or be defametory of any third party
(c) he will indemnify and keep the company indemnified against all actions, proceedings, costs, damages,
expenses, penalties, claims, demands and liabilities arising from any breach of the above warranties in any manner publication of any Advertisement Copy of any material supplied or published for the Advertiser.
Force Majeure
29. If the Company's publication activities are restricted,
curtailed or prevented by any law or any other act or thing beyond the Company's reasonable control (including but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any
industrial or trade dispute) the Company may immediately determine any contract without notice and without
prejudice to the Company's right to be paid by the Advertiser any monies due at the time of such
determination.
NOTE: Mail Order Protection Scheme
Members of the Newspaper Society have set up a fund to refund monies sent by readers in response to mail order advertisements placed by mail order traders who fail to supply goods or refund the money and who have become the subject of liquidation or backruptcy proceedings. This arrangement does not apply to any failure to supply goods advertised in a catalogue or direct mail solicitation. These refunds are made on a voluntary basis on behalf of the regional and local newspapers in membership of the Newspaper Society and readers' claims are limited to the extent of the fund. The fund will be administered by the Newspaper Society on behalf of its members. For the purpose of the scheme, mail order advertising is defined as direct response advertisements, display or postal
bargains where cash has to be sent in advance of goods being received. Classified advertising is excluded. In the unhappy event of the failure to a mail order trader,
readers are advised to lodge a claim in the first instance with the newspapers concerned within three months from the date of the appearance of the advertisement. Any claim received after this period may be considered at the
discretion of the Newspaper Society.
Originally agreed 1936 - Revised 1937, 1954
amended by the Newspaper Society
Bloomsbury House, 74/77 Great Russell Street
London WC1 B3DA
STANDARD CONDITIONS
For the transaction of business between Newspapers and Advertising Agencies, agreed between the Newspaper Society and the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising:
1. The order, which must be on the Agent's official form, is issued by the Agent as a Principal. (When copy instructions not constitutiong an official order are issued, they shall be clearly marked at the head “Copy Instructions - Not an Order”)
2. Proofs are to be passed by the Agent before insertion if time permits.
3. Two free voucher copies of the newspaper are to be
supplied to the Agent as soon as possible after
publication.
4. Copy is to be changed as required by the Agent, and the Newspaper Society reserves the right to require amendment of copy.
5. Advertisements must appear in all editions of the issue for which they are ordered, providing copy and/or proofs are received in time.
6. Omissions or wrong insertions are only to be made up with the agreement of the Agent.
7. The Agent reserves the right to cancel any unexpired part of the order without penalty in the event of the death or failure of his client, and further reserves the right to cancel any unexpired part of the order at any time by giving not less than four clear days' notice or in the case of an advertisement which by reason of its position is chargeable at a premium rate not less than seven clear days' notice before the next insertion and one payment of the difference (if any) between the rates for the series specified in the order and the usual price for the series of insertions which has appeared when the order is stopped. All cancellations must be in written form.
8. The Newspaper reserves the right to cancel the order at any time by giving reasonable notice before the next insertion, but in that event the Agent shall not be liable for payment of the differences (if any) between the rates for the series specified in the order and the usual price for the series of insertions which has appeared when the order is stopped.
While every endeavour will be made to meet the wishes of advertisers, it is a condition of acceptance of
advertisements orders that the newspaper does not
guarantee the insertion of any particular advertisement.
9. It is understood that the order constitutes a warranty by the Agent to the Newspaper that the Agent has secured all the necessary authority and permission in respect of the use in the advertisement or advertisements of pictorial representations of (or purporting to be of) living persons, and of references to and words attributed to
living persons.
10. The Agent agrees to indemnify the Newspaper in respect of all costs, damages or other charges falling upon the Newspaper as the result of legal actions or threatened legal actions arising from the publication of the advertisement, of any one or more of the series of
advertisements, published in accordance with the copy instructions supplied by the Newspaper in pursuance of the Agent's order. In any case where a claim is made against the Newspaper or the Newspaper is sued and the Agent may ultimately be liable under the terms hereof, notice in writing shall be given to the Agent, and
consultation shall take place before any expense is incurred or the claim is settled or the case is defended or otherwise disposed of.
11. Advertisements of prospectuses and company
meetings excluded from Clauses 9 and 10 hereof.
Our Offices are situated at:
1 Wainwright's Yard, Kendal. LA9 4DP
25 Market Street , Ulverston LA12 7LR
Unit 4, Victoria Court, Penny Street , Lancaster LA1 1XN
