We never forget that this is your newspaper. Through our local news stories and features, we endeavour to be a vital part of the community, and bring local people relevant content that informs and affects their lives.

Because ultimately the paper is written and produced for you, we value your opinion highly. So, we would like to give you an opportunity to have your say by joining our new Reader Panel. As a panellist, you and other readers will be given a voice to tell us exactly what you think about the content in the newspaper, both the editorial and advertising, by answering short online questionnaires.

By joining the panel and giving your opinion you can directly contribute to the development and success of the Telegraph & Argus, and ensure we produce the best possible editorial content based on what local people want, in conjunction with effective, useful advertising from our commercial partners.

We’ll ask you for your honest opinion about editorial and advertising content in the newspaper. We’ll show you a visual image of what we’re talking about, whether it be editorial feature or advert, and ask you a series of related questions to gather your feedback. Simple and quick.

Once you have registered, and we have signed up enough of your fellow readers as panellists, you will be contacted by email and asked to participate in the first questionnaire online – it’s that simple. All subsequent surveys will be carried out in the same way. You just click on the link and answer the questions.

The company that is hosting our panel is called RAM, and they comply fully with the Data Protection Act 1998 – your information will be anonymous and not passed on to any third party.

We hope you will enjoy actively influencing the content and development of the Telegraph & Argus, and making your opinion count. But as an additional thank you, we’ll enter you into a prize draw every time you complete a survey and you could win vouchers and other prizes.

Simply click here and follow the simple registration process. You will also find more information about the reader panel here.

Thank you, for your interest in our reader panel, and for your valued readership.