Hyndburn Beacon Review Dec 2009

Hyndburn Beacon Review 2010

Welcome to the 2010 review of the Council resident newspaper. You may recall receiving the 3rd edition of ‘The Beacon’ at the end of October or beginning of November. We warmly welcome your comments and opinions on the newspaper.

Please spare 5 minutes of your time to answer the following questions. Your feedback will be used to directly influence future editions.

Firstly, do you recall receiving ‘The Beacon’ newspaper last year?

Yes

If so, did you read it?

Yes

Don't know

Why didn’t you read the newspaper?

Too busy

Didn’t look visually appealing

Not interested

Heard it all before

Other (please specify)

Which of the following newspaper sections do you recall reading?

District News

Changing Hyndburn

Health News

What's on

Safer Streets

Have your say

Cleaner Streets

None - cannot recall what was covered

Green Matters

Q5	We would like to understand your opinion with regard to the specific sections of the newspaper. How informative, if at all, did you find the following newspaper sections?
Q5		Very	Somewhat	Little	Not at all	Don't know
	District News
	Health News
	Safer Streets
	Cleaner Streets
	Green Matters
	Changing Hyndburn
	What's on
	Have your say

Which, if any, of the specific sections of the newspaper did you find the most useful?

District News

Changing Hyndburn

Health News

What's on

Safer Streets

Have your say

Cleaner Streets

None

Green Matters

Q7	In terms of the following features, how would you rate the ‘The Beacon’ newspaper?
Q7		Good	Average	Poor	Don't know
	Content
	Layout
	Length
	Readability
	Style

How often do you think we should publish ‘The Beacon’?

Once a year

Every four months

Twice a year

Every three months

Would you be happy to receive the newspaper electronically?

Yes

Don't know

Q10	Are there any specific topics/issues that you would like to see the newspaper cover?

Q11	How could we improve the newspaper for future editions?

Q12

Which of the following best describes your overall opinion of ‘The Beacon’?

Positive

No real opinion

Negative

Don't know

Q13	Why is this?

Q14	So that we do not send you an unneccessary reminder, please insert your panel membership number (this can be found in the e mail containing the link to the survey e.g. H123). If you are not currently a member of the Hyndburn Citizens' Panel, please leave the box blank below.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all. To help us to deliver a service that meets the needs of all residents, it is important that we know who our customers are.
Answering the last couple of questions in this survey is entirely up to you, but the answers you give will help us enormously in providing an effective service and eliminating discrimination of any kind. Your answers will remain completely confidential and will only be used for statistical purposes.

Q15

What is your gender?

Male

Female

Q16

To which of the following age groups do you belong?

Under 24

35-44

55-64

25-34

45-54

65 and over

The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 defines a person as disabled if he or she has a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day to day activities. This includes progressive illnesses such as cancer, even if the person has recovered/is in remission.

Q17

Do you consider yourself to have a disability?

Yes

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Simply click on 'Submit' below to send us your thoughts.