Letters to the Editor:- "In reply to the 'Is Southport a City' question..."
"IN your last edition a reader had said that people are saying Southport is a City and Formby is a Town, you then asked if other people had spotted this. Yes, I have spotted this, plus I have noticed that Blackpool has also been slipping the word City in to tourist information ad business promotion wording on the internet. As an example I have found on a Holiday website:- 'Blackpool is a must visit City.' Plus the same hotel booking page adds at the end:- 'this vibrant City will not disappoint.' I think this is down to marketing people trying to make the area seem bigger and better. It seems to have started after Preston received the Royal Seal of approval and became England's 50th City, back in 2002. Saying that I have also spotted that it is increasingly appearing within the media, in reference to Formby. Reporters in the local media and even on Southport Reporter keep referring to Formby Parish Council as a Town Council." Samantha Edwards.
Editors reply:- "Thanks Samantha for your letter. Please can you send us the link to the Blackpool website! We will also keep an eye out for our use of Town Council. We would love to hear from other readers as well, so please do send us an email about this issue raised last week by John."
