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Family-owned newspaper group in major expansion
Baylis & Co snaps up Express titles in Home Counties

Freelance journalist's rare footy photo find generates national headlines
Nostalgia website's 'world picture exclusive' of 1800s England football team

Newspaper clears up stabbing case inaccuracies
Weekly apologises for knife attack mix-up, Asperger's sufferer complains to Post - and more resolved cases from the PCC

Bar demolition project brings in cash for hard-up hacks
Novel fund-raising scheme helps the Journalists' Charity

Strike action threat at Newsquest newspapers
Staff to ballot if compulsory redundancies pushed through, UK ranked 25th for press freedom and more news in brief

MP gains support for petition in praise of local newspapers
Politicians acknowledge that local papers are right at the heart of Britain's communities

Newspaper campaign to fix broken town
Leighton Buzzard News will take to task those responsible for lack of investment

Celebrity journalist Coleen snubs newspaper's work experience offer
Famous WAG says "no thanks" to newsroom trial with Crewe Chronicle

US journalist elected mayor of UK market town
Burt called a halt to globe-trotting journalism career to settle in Lincolnshire

Credit crunch and rising costs bring 'difficult and volatile' trading for Trinity Mirror
Publisher signals warning about the economic climate

Newspaper buy-out to escape scrutiny by Competition Commission
Office of Fair Trading is satisfied that competition has been restored after Berkshire sales

Accuracy breach by newspaper in murder trial coverage
Complaint against Newham Recorder upheld after claims murder victim had upset landlord's wife

New website boosts Advertiser's offering
Web team in place to boost the stats and continue internet push

Former reporter hosts teddy bears' picnic at 18,000ft up Everest
MEN's Simon Spinks (and Hugo) climbs to base camp for British Heart Foundation

Local newspaper reporters do battle for Mind journalism award
Three candidates from regional press line up against national journalist in charity's annual awards

Former Mail and Times reporter dies aged 86
Molly White was a fan of horses, flying and writing

Evening Mail's first photographer dies
Fred Strike took shots of Laurel and Hardy, PA supplies news to Virgin website and more news in brief


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