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00:00Madam Deputy Speaker, David Lownes is a hero of ours in Peterborough. For 51 years he has
00:07chronicled life in our city as the snapper for the local paper. Just this last weekend
00:12in rain and shine I met David taking photos at the Diwali festival and at the rededication
00:18of the war memorial. This year his regular contract with the Peterborough Telegraph comes
00:22to an end. Will she join me in congratulating David on his contribution to our city and
00:27journalism, and will she help ensure we have time in this House to debate the value of
00:33good local journalists?
00:36Can I join him in congratulating David Lownes on a very, very long career in local photo
00:43journalism? What an important role he and others like him play in capturing the moments,
00:50in telling the stories of our constituents and our communities and the things that we
00:55care most about. I'm sure that an application for a debate on the importance of local journalism
01:02would be one that would be very well attended were he to apply for one.