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.
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The editor of a weekly newspaper has threatened his rival with legal action after stories and quotes were lifted word for word from his publication. The row blew up after the Somerset Standard, owned by Northcliffe Newspapers, set up a
Newspaper executives joined past and present staff from the Derbyshire Times to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the paper at a gala celebration at Chatsworth House. Almost 170 guests were invited to the black tie event, hosted by the Duke
Former Northampton Chronicle & Echo journalist Cyril Harte has died after an illness. He was 87. Cyril, (left), first joined the Chronicle & Echo at the age of 15 on a printing apprenticeship but left to join the Army as
Outgoing Newspaper Society president John Robertson has been elected chairman of the Society’s Independent Publishers Forum by the eight newly elected IPF Councillors.John, who is also the deputy chairman of Newbury Weekly News, takes over the from Jeremy Spooner of
Bradford’s Telegraph & Argus scooped the national press as they clamoured to report the furore surrounding the BBC’s film exposing the British National Party this week. On the day the BBC1 documentary The Secret Agent was aired, the T&A splashed
Tributes have been paid to regional newspaper editor Trevor Walls, who fell to his death during a solo mountain hike. Trevor, who had edited weekly newspaper The Glaswegian for almost two years, fell while climbing Buachaille Etive Mor in Glencoe.
The Harborough Mail is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year and has published a special supplement looking back at the newspaper’s history. The 12-page pull-out features some of the biggest stories to have appeared in the Mail over the years
A dedicated sports journalist who wrote his first report for a newspaper aged 12 has died at 59 from a rare form of cancer. Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph sports editor Ian Davidson, (left), had suffered complications during an illness he had
Richard Jewson, chairman of regional newspaper publisher Archant, is set to become the new Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk. Richard, (59), will take on the role in September, succeeding the current Lord Lieutenant, Sir Timothy Colman, who is a former chairman
A group of MPs have paid tribute to journalist Adam Trimingham, who is set to retire next month after 30 years at The Argus in Brighton. Fourteen MPs have now signed an early day motion tabled by Labour MP David
Staff from the Edinburgh Evening News have been crowned football kings of Scotland’s media after winning a tournament at Glasgow’s Hampden Park. The paper’s team (pictured) beat Sky 2-0 in the final of the fifth annual BT Scotland Hampden Press
A new free weekly newspaper has hits the streets of Cambridgeshire, with the launch of The Fenland Post. The new 64-page title, published by Archant Anglia, is the only paper to cover the whole of Fenland and will focus on
Fife Herald chief reporter Lindsey Quinn has taken the plunge in a bid to raise money for charity. The journalist joined eight other daring swimmers to brave the waters of Tayport Harbour and swim the 1.6-mile course to Broughty Ferry.
The Western Morning News has criticised MP Margaret Beckett for failing to help Westcountry dairy farmers who are struggling to cope with low milk prices. The paper questioned the rural affairs secretary’s position after she said there was “no point”
Mid Devon Gazette series sports writer and sub-editor Jim Bray found himself in the sporting spotlight after landing the top prize at Tiverton Golf Club on Saturday. The in-form 24-year-old won the club championship after four years as runner-up –
Staff at the Oxford Mail have bid a fond farewell to retiring assistant editor Peter Unsworth at a party attended by more than 100 colleagues and the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. The popular Yorkshireman served Westminster Press and Newsquest for