St Neots Citizen

The St Neots Citizen is a local news service based in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. It is updated on an irregular basis and is only available online.

History

The St Neots Citizen was first published in 2001 as part of the Citizen News Network, comprising at the time the Whitley Bay Citizen, Geordie Citizen, Showbiz Citizen and many others. One by one all these sites fell into disuse and were abandoned as their domains expired.

Now

The St Neots Citizen was resurrected in 2008 by the original editor, known to the wider world only as "Tim C", and accepts contributions from anyone although all submissions are moderated before publication. The original creators of the Whitley Bay and Geordie citizens are currently working on Citizen Extra as a revival of the original news sources.

Legal Issues

The Citizen is spoof news. Recently an unnamed local councillor mistakenly believed the site to be serious, and issues a cease-and-desist notice to the owner, citing possible slander. The notice was revoked when the owner pointed out that the site was merely for comedy purposes and not to be taken seriously.

Other Citizens

The St Neots Citizen is not related in any way to any other news services called Citizen, for example the MK Citizen and the Aberdeen Citizen.