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The new Lancashire Telegraph website
4:11pm Tuesday 24th June 2008
Comments (33)
Welcome to the new-look website for the Lancashire Telegraph.
If you are a regular visitor, then the site will seem a bit different and you may want to take time to explore the pages and get used to the new look and feel.
As part of its makeover, the website can now bring you a richer mix of pictures, audio and video to supplement the strengths of the Lancashire Telegraph in print.
And this is not the end - we are continuing to try to improve the site, so any constructive comment is appreciated.
Here are some of the major changes we've made:
* You now need to register to post your comments at the bottom of stories. Registering for the first time takes a few seconds and once you're signed in you can post comments on any story.
* The navigation of the site has been changed - the sections are now listed across the top of the page, rather than down the left-hand side.
* You will find weather, live traffic information and what's on information on every page of the website, either at the top or in the right-hand column.
* The family announcements - births, deaths and marriages - are now in a section called Announcements.
* Blogs and columns have moved into a section called Comment.
* Reader letters have moved from the News section to the Your East Lancs section.
* If you bookmarked the old site, or signed up for RSS feeds, you may need to redo it on the new website.
* There is a new section for parents called Families.
You may find that some other sections have moved, while others may not be working as you expect as we try to fix any bugs.
Please alert us to any problems or queries by posting your comments in the box below.
Alternatively, click here to email us or here to discuss the changes in our Forum.
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Politically Correct??, Darwen says...
6:36pm Tue 24 Jun 08
John Peters, Blackburn says...
11:36pm Tue 24 Jun 08
It seems for a news site the amount of 'page' devoted to the news has diminished. We have little news and lots of surrounding 'junk'.
I have to say the colours are bloody awful. I feel sorry for anyone with poor eyesite as white on blue is a very poor choice.
Give me back the old site!
Nad, Rojales says...
11:47pm Tue 24 Jun 08
1) Why have a comments link at the end of a report when a comment cannot be posted?
2) When the comments link is 'clicked,' why am I directed to the begining of the report and not directly to the comments? ( If that is you can add a comment. See point 1 above)
Not everyone is on superfast broadband, and it's frustrating following links that don't exist. Here in Spain it's a little behind UK technology, and although I have (very expensive) broadband it can sometimes be like dial up!
Also I'm not impressed with the security word. Why have it?
harry, Darwen says...
7:37am Wed 25 Jun 08
burnley lass, burnley says...
9:56am Wed 25 Jun 08
DaveBurnley, Burnley says...
10:11am Wed 25 Jun 08
Leston, accrington says...
10:38am Wed 25 Jun 08
porterman, darwen says...
1:54pm Wed 25 Jun 08
Bill Carson, Mill Hill says...
5:25pm Wed 25 Jun 08
Bill Carson, Mill Hill says...
5:27pm Wed 25 Jun 08
MartonBlue, Darwen says...
7:22pm Wed 25 Jun 08
When in a particular section you have to go back rather than clicking on the section on the side, such as looking at the Blackburn Rovers pages, to then look at Burnley pages you could just click on the link on the side of the page, now you either have to go back or click on sport again, not a good move.
I find you can't see as many stories on the front page, so you don't know if there are stories that you may have an interest in reading. I use this site mainly at work during my lunch break, I don't have the time to go searching every section to see any thing of interest.
It looks far too much like the Manchester Evening New site, which I dislike as well, as you have to search different pages.
To say this is poorly designed is an understatement, bring back the old pages
bossindian, Darwen says...
7:46pm Wed 25 Jun 08
lisajlb, lumb says...
9:15am Thu 26 Jun 08
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cant even find the article i want to read about (that was in the email).
I am in the industry and would be hung drawn and quartered if i put a clients site live with so many issues.
Weekends are good for go live and testing by lots of people.
It needed to be redesigned but there are issues and speed is one of them, even the image at the top under new web site is not aligned,"find out more here" any of my team did that and they would be looking for another job, very basic design skill.
sorry but not good.
Blondie, DARWEN says...
10:44am Thu 26 Jun 08
Mike, Blackburn says...
1:03pm Thu 26 Jun 08
A Darener, Darwen says...
6:13pm Thu 26 Jun 08
StoneyD, Blackburn says...
3:18am Fri 27 Jun 08
You've committed the cardinal sin, as far as comments go, of stacking people's contributions upwards in chronological order. Who on Earth starts reading at the bottom and continues upwards to follow a thread?
SG, Indiana says...
3:21am Sat 28 Jun 08
It's a classic 3 column design, and not a very good one at that. The old adage: If it ain't broke... etc.
Nad, Rojales says...
3:23am Sat 28 Jun 08
(1) Comments are upside down. (last one should be last and not first. I think this would've been obvious) If this is the way you have to go, at least put the comments box at the end of the news article and not at the very bottom of the comments.
(2) When I've already read the news article and only want to read posted comments, why can I not go directly to comments instead of the report? There is a link box to click but it doesn't work.
(3) Why are the reports only two days old before they are removed? Are they no longer news or commentworthy after this time?
(3) It is very slow. It was slow before the 'new changes' but now it's a turn off.
(4) Too many links that don't link!!
It's been up and running for almost a week, and complaints or feedback have been made. Where is your response? are you listening, or is this thread just another PR excercise? Be very careful LET: don't make the same mistake as Gordon Brown by ignoring your public.
Paul Cockerton, Lancashire Telegraph web editor says...
11:54am Sat 28 Jun 08
We have been reading the comments here, on the forum, and via email, and responding in person, on the forum, or within the body of this story.
Just to update you, here are some of the requests we've made of our web programmers regarding points mentioned on this thread:
1. Comments to be displayed first-to-last not last-to-first.
2. Clicking on comments link to take you to the comments section of that article, rather than the start of the article
3. Easier-to-read display on the comments section
The speed of the site during this week was not helped by server problems so it's hard for us to gauge how much was done to the new design. Certainly it has worked a whole lot quicker in the last couple of days, both on my work and home computers, but if people are still having problems, please let us know.
Not much of the site navigation has moved around, but If you can't find a particular section or story, please ask and we will direct you.
Also, if there are broken links, please let us know and we can fix them.
allan1957, Darwen says...
11:04am Sun 29 Jun 08
Paul Cockerton, Lancashire Telegraph web editor says...
9:21pm Mon 30 Jun 08
allan1957 wrote:Good point. I will ask our weather provider to add an additional location for Darwen.
eckythump, Burnley says...
9:58am Tue 8 Jul 08
The old site worked better than this and generated far more interaction. The number of comments I can see on the new site is a fraction of those on the old one. In particular the old site allowed registered users to post without having to perform the 'type what you see' stage. Now we have to register and perform this step. Hardly making the site user friendly. The old site needed speeding up, not this poor redeign.
The site seems to be more about maximising advertising exposure than genuine interaction with your readers.
eckythump, Burnley says...
9:53am Wed 9 Jul 08
http://www.lancashir
etelegraph.co.uk/new
s/pendle/brierfield/
3188676.Anger_after_
Brierfield_drug_deal
er_avoids_jail/
And why can we not comment on some court cases but not on others? I can see a reason for waiting until a verdict has been returned but after that why can we still not comment? Surely stories such as the convicted paedophile are valid topics for public debate. Indeed maybe your 'Campaigns' section should be looking at the scandalous number of non-custodial sentences and 'one last chance' reports from our local courts as drug dealers, paedophiles and knife-carriers walk free.
Paul Cockerton, Lancashire Telegraph web editor says...
3:44pm Wed 9 Jul 08
1. It no longer says Comments (0) on stories on the index when you can't comment on that story.
2. Comments are now displayed from first-to-last rather than last=to-first again.
3. Comments are not italicised so should hopefully be easier to read.
GT, Burnely says...
10:45pm Wed 9 Jul 08
Nad, Rojales says...
2:09am Thu 10 Jul 08
I Like the idea have having to register though; it's keeping a lot of idiots, that used to patronise this site soley to argue with themselves, or post offensive comments off. (Know what I mean)
PS Still don't like the security word idea. Por que?
Nad.
johnmikeadamson, darwen says...
9:29am Fri 18 Jul 08
SG, Indiana says...
3:33am Mon 21 Jul 08
Quite a big bug, and very annoying.
Nad, Rojales says...
12:28am Tue 22 Jul 08
The wewbsite's still awkward, slow to non responsive, unnewsworthy, and above all there is little or no oportunity to comment on reports that NEED to be commented on. political correctness is on its way out or haven't you heard?. (sack the people/person who decides what should be posted and commented upon on this site; they are after all scraping the barrel)
To put it another way, over the last month or so this site has gone 'tits up,' and I suspect by your (LET) lack of action to rectify it, or address the complaints made, you're happy with that: OR, perhaps you don't percieve internet readers as a commercial comodity? IGNORE US AT YOUR PERIL!!
gm334, burnley says...
4:49pm Fri 25 Jul 08
DG1962, Preston says...
10:07pm Wed 30 Jul 08
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Hellboy, Blackburn says...
4:35pm Tue 24 Jun 08
Not too sure about the orange banner though,as it does clash somewhat with the pale blue,but who am I to criticise?
Still a major upgrade,and I'm sure that everyone who comes on here will agree.
Well Done!