Eight computers, worth around £12,000 in total, were stolen from the Kent and Sussex Courier offices after a break-in.
Police were alerted at around 1.40am but found nothing suspicious and left. When a member of staff arrived again at 2am it is thought the intruders were disturbed.

The Hammersmith Times, part of Archant London’s North West London Newspapers division, has recorded its highest newspaper sales figure in almost three years, thanks to the success of Queen’s Park Rangers’ successful promotion push from football’s Division Two, latest figures have revealed.
A wrap-around front page special and a 12-page QPR souvenir supplement made the promotion special a “must have” for the fans, and the paper also sponsored the celebration bus tour.

A village tradition dating back 150 years has been saved by an intervention from the Skegness Standard.
The Friskney Feast, under threat through problems with public liability insurance, was inundated with offers of help after its plight was featured in the paper and was due to go ahead as planned today.

A new weekly Homes and Property Post from Archant Anglia has been launched in Cambridgeshire and surrounding counties, including Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Interest in homes and property has never been higher both nationally and locally – and the Cambridgeshire sub-region is predicted to build more new homes than anywhere else in the country over the next few years to accommodate its status as the fast-growing county in England.

The Sutton Guardian is helping St Raphael’s Hospice to raise money, some of which will supply another nurse counsellor and a sitting and visiting service for the terminal ill.
The Hospice hopes to raise £50,000 in all and is the Guardian’s chosen charity for the year.

Former Mayor of Bolton, Coun John Walsh, visited the Bolton Evening News offices recently collecting an album of photographs of his year in office.
His favourite photographs were those of him meeting school children and members of the community.

Do you have a story about the regional press? Ring 0116 227 3122/3121, or
e-mail [email protected]