Editorial policy

The harbour deskbook

The Herald treats place names, public decisions and community claims as facts that must be traced to a record.

The place must be in the record

A local dateline is used only when the event, source or consequence is genuinely tied to that place.

A national story is not relabelled as Caernarfon news for presentation.

Public bodies are named

A decision is attributed to the council, agency, court or organisation that made it.

Drafts, consultations and adopted decisions are described as different stages.

The notice stays current

A changed service, date or decision triggers a visible update to the relevant page.

Documented corrections can be sent through the contact form.

Bylines without borrowed authority

Author pages state the subjects published under a name and do not add a location, degree or public role that has not been verified.

Language without performance

Welsh labels are used only where established usage and the underlying content support them.