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
Direct appeal to the top
The fight to get a good deal for travellers has been taken up with a vengeance by the Harrogate Advertiser. This week’s issue publishes an…
June 25, 2007
Plate test exposes safety fear
Safety at a play area in Yorkshire has come under the spotlight in an investigation by the Wharfedale Observer. A reporter and photographer went out…
June 25, 2007
Perfect score for anti-vandalism campaign
A Leicester Mercury summer holiday campaign to crack down on school vandalism has achieved a 100% record. Deputy Editor Jeremy Clifford reported that during the…
June 25, 2007
New call for Children's Commissioner
A campaign by the Glasgow Evening Times for a Children’s Commissioner has been backed by a new report that shows five Scottish children a day…
June 25, 2007
New challenge is set for literacy campaign
A Right to Read campaign, backed by the Yorkshire Evening Post, has reached its half-way mark. The target was to get 3,000 volunteers from the…
June 25, 2007
Nostalgia night boosts Children 2000
Staff from the Aberdeen Evening Express are delighted by the success of their latest nostalgia night – which raised more than £1,000 for its Millennium…
June 25, 2007
Minister praises newspaper's drugs work
A newspaper’s anti-drugs campaign has received a boost with praise from Home Office Minister Lord Bassam. He spoke to the Hartlepool Mail when he was…
June 25, 2007
VAT fight has 13,000 on board
Almost 13,000 people have signed a newspaper petition against a proposed increase of VAT charges on tolls to cross Plymouth’s Tamar Bridge. The figure was…
June 25, 2007
No-go for road toll plan
A campaign victory against the prospect of road tolls in north east Scotland has been claimed by the Evening Express in Aberdeen. The paper is…
June 25, 2007
High calibre backing forArgus campaign
Senior politicians have taken up the South Wales Argus’ Justice For Miners Campaign and pledged their support. Big names that have thrown their weight behind…
June 25, 2007
Fair shares promised for future football finals
A Cup Final ticket fight has been won by the Aberdeen Evening Express some three months after local fans got a raw deal. Aberdeen fans…
June 25, 2007
On the way to a magic million
The Millennium Appeal at the Doncaster Free Press has been pushed to an impressive £575,000. The cash will go to build new facilities at a…
June 25, 2007
Ditching Christmas cards
Firms are being given the chance to have their corporate messages printed in the Western Mail – in return for donating cash to charity. The…
June 25, 2007
Education victory – but the fight goes on
A campaigning Cheshire weekly has secured a victory in its fight for scrutiny on school selection procedures. The Warrington Guardian has backed parents on its…
June 25, 2007
Personal alarms for journalists
Bosses at the Bristol Evening Post have bought 700 personal safety alarms to hand out to staff. The newspaper obtained the alarms as part of…
