The Scottish Press Association, Scotland's national news agency, has appointed Rachel Blackburn to the newly-created role of Scottish features editor.
Based in Glasgow, Rachel will be responsible for expanding the agency's output of features to newspapers, magazines and new media customers.

A former Peterborough Evening Telegraph reporter has given evidence at the Soham murder trial at the Old Bailey.
Dawn Knight recounted a conversation she had with defendant Ian Huntley about someone that he thought might have been involved in the case.

The Chronicle in Newcastle is offering a £5,000 reward to help prosecute the killer of Gateshead pensioner Jimmy Mulligan, who was left for dead when a car ploughed into the bus queue he was waiting at.
The paper believes one of two people was driving - and is urging witnesses to come forward to solve the mystery.

A Children of Courage appeal in the Sunderland Echo has raised more than £30,000 towards the £90,000 required to build the Grace House Children's Hospice.
Editor Rob Lawson said: "It will be a tremendous asset to the city and I hope Echo readers will continue with their fabulous support of our Children of Courage appeal."

Broadcaster Noel Edmonds has written the first of four editorials for the Western Morning News explaining why he is prepared to fight the spread of wind turbines across fields and moors in the south-west.
He says the natural beauty of the area and its unique character is under threat as never before.

Suffolk County Council officials are taking into account hundreds of coupons from Ipswich Evening Star readers as they make their decision on next year's budget.
The coupons were published as part of a consultation exercise, which will see the council start making firm decisions later this month.

Readers of the Wrexham Evening Leader are being urged to buy a toy for three-year-old Lee Williams, who is battling terminal cancer, to make his Christmas special.
Editor Richard Williams said: "The story has touched the hearts of so many people we thought it was only right to do something."

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