News
Welcome to our main news index. Here you will find all the news stories that have appeared on the site since our launch in February 2000.
If you want to look up a story from a certain month you can use our Journalism News Archive which lists stories by date and also according to which channel or category they appeared in (eg law, campaigns, awards.)
If you are looking for a story about a particular newspaper or media company, you can use the links in the ‘Main News Links’ list to the right to take you to our directory pages. Here you will find indexes of all the stories we have written about each of the newspapers and media companies featured on the site.
June 25, 2007
Reporters in Walk for Life
Staff at the Buckingham Advertiser are putting on some sturdy shoes for a five-mile walk to raise money for a local charity. Reporters will be…
June 25, 2007
Council "sop" – claim
A call has gone out for a council to listen to a plea from readers of the South Wales Evening Post. Swansea Council is determined…
June 25, 2007
Christmas trees on the cards
The Birkenhead News is spearheading a vociferous campaign to make this year’s Christmas more colourful. The newspaper has donated £500 to an ambitious scheme to…
June 25, 2007
Archbishop's praise for the Press
The work of the York Evening Press has been praised by the city’s Archbishop at a ceremony to start work on a hospice extension. Evening…
June 25, 2007
On the way to saving lives
A campaign by the Aberdeen Evening Express, which aims to find 600 new and lapsed blood donors, is two thirds of the way there. The…
June 25, 2007
Say "No" to extra charges
The Halifax Courier is leading a campaign for locals to say “no” to extra parking charges. A new parking plan for Calderdale will bring higher…
June 25, 2007
Armistice "affront" to old soldiers
The Doncaster Free Press is joining forces with old soldiers to do battle against their local council – which won’t be holding a traditional two-minute…
June 25, 2007
Monument restored after long campaign
An historic monument in Stroud is to receive a much-needed repair job thanks to a campaign by the Stroud News and Journal. The anti-slavery arch…
June 25, 2007
Fires down in rubbish purge
The Evening Herald’s efforts to clean up the streets have been praised by Plymouth fire chiefs. The fire service has credited the Let’s Clean It…
June 25, 2007
Rail firms back York flood plea
Two rail companies have thrown their weight behind the York Evening Press Save Ryedale from Flooding campaign. Northern Spirit and Railtrack were both badly hit…
June 25, 2007
Worksop bone scanner appeal
The Worksop Guardian’s charity for the year has been boosted after local golfers donated £9,000 to the fund. The newspaper has been supporting the DEXA…
June 25, 2007
Stopping the rot in Liverpool
Actions speak louder than words in Liverpool where a new campaign to Stop the Rot has brought promises from the authorities over crumbling buildings. Readers…
June 25, 2007
Focus on market towns
A campaign to revive Britain’s market towns is being stepped up in the north-east, where the Darlington and Stockton Times is promoting a different town…
June 25, 2007
Appeal nears the big £1m
An ambitious hospice appeal is anticipating raising its first £1m in the next few weeks. The Chestnut Tree House Appeal, backed by the Worthing Herald,…
June 25, 2007
More drugs action praise for the Mail
A high profile campaign by the Hartlepool Mail to highlight a round-the-clock syringe clean-up service has come in for praise from anti-drug campaigners. The paper…
