On-site advertising

A Leaderboard banner advertisement is the width of a webpage and its placed at the top of every page on the site. Leaderboards are known to offer advertisers a great deal of space in a prominent position without intruding on content.

A Leaderboard banner advertisement is the width of a webpage and appears under the news slider on the homepage and on every news page on the site. Leaderboards are known to offer advertisers a great deal of space in a prominent position without intruding on content.

An MPU or Mid-Page Unit advertisement is an advert that usually sits within online editorial content. An MPU is surrounded by editorial – it is easily viewed by users. An MPU is one of the most effective formats of online advertising on our website as it appears on every page across the website. (pictured below)

MPUs will also appear mid content in all our articles (pictured below) after the second paragraph of a story. On average per month, an MPU is displayed more than 160,000 times.

We have four MPU positions. Maximum download file size – 40k Recommended animation length – 15 seconds.

Our website has an online directory. It is one of the most visited sections of our website. We list a large variety of businesses from across the city and county. The Directory Banner Ad appears at the top of every category of the directory.

If you would like to be more visible to potential customer’s, you can purchase a premium listing that includes full text up to 500 words describing your business/services including two images, a link to your location on google maps and a link to your website. Your business will also appear at the top of your category with a different colour background to help it stand out.