Stroud MP and Mary Portas challenge Government over Stroud Times funding exclusion

Stroud MP Simon Opher and broadcaster Mary Portas have challenged the Government over Stroud Times’ exclusion from a national journalism fund.

They are calling for the funding rules to be reconsidered after the Stroud news outlet was excluded because it operates as a sole trader.

Why Stroud Times was excluded

The exclusion is linked to the fund’s rules on business structure. The supplied information does not state the name of the fund, the amount of funding involved or whether the Government has responded.