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
Animal-friendly paper recognised for work
The North Devon Gazette and Advertiser has been awarded a certificate from the RSPCA at its annual meeting and presentation night. The certificate was handed…
June 25, 2007
Widespread support for Post's debate on the big bus plan
The Hunts Post Boot Out The Bus protests are continuing this month with active campaigns opposed to a proposed Rapid Transit System between Huntingdon and…
June 25, 2007
Appeal target smashed by Standard readers
The Tom Tooley Appeal target of £10,000 has been smashed as Wilts & Glos Standard readers continue to unite in their efforts to raise money….
June 25, 2007
Echo's £500 reward to catch man who urinated on baby
The Express & Echo is offering a £500 reward to help track down the man who urinated in the face of an 11-month-old baby. The…
June 25, 2007
Fatalities trigger Times safety call
After four people died in four days in three separate crashes on the A36 through Wiltshire, the Wiltshire Times launched its Drive Down The Death…
June 25, 2007
Gazette attracts four-figure cash boost
The Somerset County Gazette-backed Albemarle Appeal has received a four-figure cash boost. An unnamed trust has pledged £5,000 towards essential building work at the Taunton…
June 25, 2007
Weeklies' plea on happy nappy solution
A new drive backed by the Kidderminster Shuttle and Times & News is urging parents to ‘get real’. As part of the Get Sorted campaign,…
June 25, 2007
Fears allayed over pub music ban
A Westcountry daily has celebrated a campaign’s success after the news broke that its drive to keep live music in pubs was backed by the…
June 25, 2007
Chronicle delegation to meet Blunkett over killer drivers
A delegation from the Evening Chronicle was due to travel to London today to demand tougher sentences for killer drivers. Representatives from the Evening Chronicle…
June 25, 2007
Vehicle U-turn for historic city
The Bath Chronicle has forced a U-turn by council officials over a confusing parking system in the city’s best-known shopping street. The paper has campaigned…
June 25, 2007
Power station demolition follows Echo campaign
Demolition workers have begun knocking down one of Lincoln’s most infamous eyesores in a move which marks victory for the Lincolnshire Echo’s Clean it Up…
June 25, 2007
Shopper throws gauntlet to warring politicians
News Shopper journalists are set to prove they can wipe the floor with their rivals. After reporting on a political spat between Labour members of…
June 25, 2007
Government asks editor for media briefing
Local newspaper staff have been invited to London to brief the trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt on the north east steel crisis on the…
June 25, 2007
Cancer appeal tops £100,000
The Ilford Recorder has been given a boost after its appeal for cash to build a new cancer unit topped the £100,000 mark. Its Building…
June 25, 2007
Making a noise about villages' HUSH initiative
The Hunts Post has launched its biggest and most ambitious campaign yet, to help protect community spirit and services in Huntingdonshire. The weekly newspaper, based…
