Dear readers — good morning and happy heatwave; our local weatherman Martin Miles has the lowdown on what will be the fifth heatwave to hit our oft-rainy region. Meanwhile, our most recent weekend read has sparked controversy in the village of Compstall, where repeated music festivals held at a local farm have led to recriminations so severe locals are too scared to put their names to quotes. We lead with an update on that.
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Festival Fallout
Lucy’s weekend read — about the sleepy village in Stockport being torn apart by annual music festivals — has inflamed tensions in the Compstall community. Since its publication on Saturday, some residents have expressed outrage over the comparison one local made to us: that living in Compstall is like life in “Nazi Germany”, while others seem to have doubled down. Last night, a Compstall local launched a petition with two explicit demands: The Mill names the source who likened the festivals to “Nazi Germany” or removes the article and issues an apology, and that The Mill’s owners “reprimand the two journalists” (Ophira and Lucy) for “unprofessional behaviour”. We won’t be naming the source of that quote, nor will we be removing the story. We trust our readers’ intelligence to judge for themselves when we are quoting someone with a controversial opinion to know we aren’t endorsing it.
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