Advertising consultant Ruth Hodges has been named as the new face of Dove beauty products.
Ruth, from the Derby Evening Telegraph, was stopped in the street by a Dove representative and has won £5,000 in their Face in the Crowd competition.

Victims of domestic violence can feel safer while seeking help thanks to a £3,500 windfall from the Evening Echo in Basildon.
The cash was needed for a security camera at the secluded building and was provided through the Gannett Foundation, courtesy of the company that owns Newsquest.

Green-fingered volunteers have been working around the clock to give primary school land a make-over as part of The Chronicle's Chron Fixed It campaign.
It is the Newcastle paper's biggest ever cash give-away and gave community groups the chance to scoop up to £5,000.

The Hull Daily Mail's Back to Class campaign will give one lucky youngster the chance to learn the skills they need to pursue a career in film-making.
The campaign is aimed at making truancy less acceptable by highlighting the issues in the paper.

A familiar sight to motorists in Grimsby is no more.
The digital clock and temperature gauge on the side of the Grimsby Telegraph no longer works and planning permission is being sought with the local council to replace it with a modern version.

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