Anything that upsets the Portman Group has to be a good thing.

Having grown up with the MEN I've watched what started out as a slow decline in the early 90s gathering pace over the past few years - so much for the Scott Trust.

From what I understand staff levels are at the lowest to be able to produce a paper, though most of the content seems now to be agency generated, and I can't see how a move to Oldham would help in the long-term.

Could the MEN be the first regional paper to fold?