Wakefield Talking Newspaper

The Wakefield Talking Newspaper is a voluntary organisation that records information from the Wakefield Express and, often, notes about local events; contributions from local groups; recordings of local meetings; local interviews; quizzes; and reviews of products and services for visually impaired people. It also includes, every week, audio copies of three national magazines such as People’s Friend, BBC History, Good Housekeeping, Readers Digest and National Geographic. This full version usually lasts for around three hours They distribute it through the post on USB memory sticks at no cost. Members receive their copies on Tuesday mornings. They publish a reduced edition of their paper, excluding the national magazines, through four online channels:- a player on their website; via any Alexa enabled player; via any Google enabled player; and through a mobile phone app. The online version usually lasts about ninety minutes and is released every Friday evening.