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
Campaign boost in south west
A bypass near Torbay could be a step closer after an influential team of Government advisors backed calls for a new road. The Torquay Herald…
June 25, 2007
New law could follow Brighton campaign
Home Secretary Jack Staw is considering introducing a new law following a campaign by the Brighton Evening Argus. A new offence of killing a child…
June 25, 2007
Break the Chain
The Citizen in Gloucester is putting readers’ minds at rest by promising to destroy worrying chain letters received in the area. It has teamed up…
June 25, 2007
Fair deal for Brough
Coupons and petitions backing the Hull Daily Mail’s call for support to threatened aerospace workers are pouring in. The newspaper office has had more than…
June 25, 2007
Safer city thanks to EP campaign
Bristol is set to be a safer place for female clubbers thanks to a new initiative in the city. The Evening Post has teamed up…
June 25, 2007
Active campaigning at Hull
Hull’s Daily Mail has launched another major campaign this week – as it celebrated reaching a milestone in one of its others. More than 1,000…
June 25, 2007
Fighting to save lives
Saving lives is being pushed to the top of the agenda at the Evening Argus in Brighton as the paper launches a campaign to save…
June 25, 2007
Positive people in Leicester
The Leicester Mercury is a driving force behind Positive People, a Millennium campaign launched to help individuals make a difference to their communities and start…
June 25, 2007
Half way to a million!
A Millennium appeal to build new facilities at a Doncaster hospice has passed the half-million pound mark. Fund-raising events by South Yorkshire Newspapers titles have…
June 25, 2007
Justice bid for miners
The Northern Echo is organising a public meeting to fight for justice – and cash – for thousands of miners and their families. The paper…
June 25, 2007
Times takes up local editor's campaign
Editor Don Hale has had the satisfaction of seeing one of his campaigns highlighted by The Times. Mr Hale, who edits the Matlock Mercury, has…
June 25, 2007
War hero recognised at last
A campaign to create a memorial to one of Tamworth’s unsung heroes has spawned a series of related ventures for the town. War hero Colin…
June 25, 2007
New pledge on press freedom legislation
A new “early warning system” has been promised by Home Secretary Jack Straw to avoid unintended restrictions on press reporting and freedom of expression in…
June 25, 2007
Leamington Observer backs town council fight
The struggle to win town council status for Leamington is being backed by the local Observer newspaper. Leamington is the only town in the district…
