Bella Caledonia board vote to keep site running

The advisory board of Bella Caledonia have voted unanimously to keep the online social and poliical magazine going.

By The Newsroom Wednesday, 11th January 2017, 12:10 pm Updated Wednesday, 11th January 2017, 12:12 pm

Bella Caledonia by Alasdair Gray. Picture: Contributed

The magazine planned to close down “unless an urgent fundraising appeal can be met.”

In an emergency meeting held on Tuesday evening, board members agreed to keep the magazine going with a view to restructuring it.

Sign up to our daily newsletter The i newsletter cut through the noise Sign up Thanks for signing up! Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting...

Board member, writer and co-founder Kevin Williamson said: “This weekend’s closure announcement by Mike Small arose from the constant pressure of being the sole individual responsible for almost every aspect of Bella’s publicity, production, commissioning and financing.

“We realise it’s too much for one person to manage – however dedicated or capable.”

Editor and co-founder Mike Small, who indicated his intention to step down, has agreed to continue in his role.

The board said in a statement that the website will keep publishing content but the company behind Bella Caledonia will close and re-start as a ‘media collective.’