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
£10,000 reward to bring attacker to justice
The Sunday Mercury in Birmingham has joined forces with the family of a man who was paralysed in an attack to offer a £10,000 reward…
June 25, 2007
Mercury takes action in bid to prevent further tragedy
The Lichfield Mercury is backing a home safety campaign to make window blinds safer, after the tragic death of a city three-year-old in April. Maddie…
June 25, 2007
Reporter scales Kilimanjaro for Magic Million appeal
A Derby Evening Telegraph reporter has helped the paper’s Magic Million appeal reach new heights by scaling Africa’s highest mountain. Karen Holt raised £1,200 as…
June 25, 2007
Newspaper team gears up for 950-mile cycle ride
Staff from the Manchester Evening News are part of a team of cyclists preparing for a 950-mile charity ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats….
June 25, 2007
Observer campaign calls for Safe Text
The Sutton Coldfield Observer has launched a campaign to protect people from being bullied or harassed by text messaging. The paper hopes its Safe Text…
June 25, 2007
Chronicle appeal raises £11,000 in two weeks
Readers of the Chester Chronicle have donated almost £11,000 in two weeks to fund a holiday for six-year-old boy with an inoperable brain tumour. The…
June 25, 2007
Gazette link-up delivers Tees Pride message even further
The Evening Gazette is delivering its Tees Pride campaign message to an even bigger audience after teaming up with a local broadcaster. The paper is…
June 25, 2007
Thousands raised in T&A's colourful bid to save City
The Telegraph & Argus has raised £235,000 in just six weeks to help save Bradford City Football Club from closure. The newspaper’s Save Our City…
June 25, 2007
Fresh cutbacks threat sparks new Telegraph fight
The Greenock Telegraph is again fighting to save local health services after cutback proposals were announced for two local hospitals. More than 15,000 Telegraph readers…
June 25, 2007
Gazette nets £300,000 in 'biggest ever' appeal
The Somerset County Gazette is spearheading the biggest fundraising campaign in the paper’s history, to help cancer sufferers. The paper has teamed up with Macmillan…
June 25, 2007
Gazette 'steps up' campaign to raise £199,000
The Whitby Gazette has raised more than £199,000 in 14 weeks to save the town’s historic 199 steps. The newspaper launched an appeal asking readers…
June 25, 2007
Bingo! Shopper's war on thugs adds in-paper 'game'
The News Shopper has unveiled its latest weapon in the war against vandals and mindless thugs – Shop A Yob Bingo. The new game, exclusive…
June 25, 2007
News staff travel to Tanzania in humanitarian effort
The Llanelli Star has thanked readers for their help with a six-month aid project which saw reporter Greg Jones and photographer Terry Morris fly to…
