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Almost 500 jobs have been created by the Liverpool Echo’s Kickstart campaign, for anyone setting up their own business or expanding an existing one.Editor Mark Dickinson said: “Merseyside has proved its ‘get up and go’ spirit.” River accidents have been

Early breakthough in paper's bid to cut waterway deaths

Safety regulations on Norfolk’s waterways are to be reviewed thanks to a new call from the Norwich Evening News. The pledge came just one day into the campaign, launched after the deaths of three women in two weeks. Already, the

Libraries saved after press campaign

Three libraries have been saved from closure thanks to the Norwich Evening News Hands Off Our Libraries campaign. The libraries in Hingham, Brundall and Plumstead Road in Norwich were spared the axe by Norfolk County Council after the paper presented

Hands Off Our Libraries, says Evening News

The Norwich Evening News has launched a campaign to save five libraries in the city and nearby villages. Two libraries in Norwich, and branches in Brundall, Bradwell and Hingham are currently under threat as cash-strapped Norfolk County Council looks for

Fight for 'justice' goes to No.10

A 10,000-name petition calling for a local hospital to have its three-star status returned has been delivered to Downing Street by the Norwich Evening News. Editor David Bourn and health reporter James Bigg travelled to London with Norwich North MP

Saturdays are special – according to The News

An appeal by the Norwich Evening News to Save Our Saturdays is being backed on a national level by the Football Supporters Association. The campaign is to preserve traditional Saturday afternoon football. The match timings are being compromised by demands

Rookie reporter turns amateur sleuth after hold-up

A suspected robber was photographed by a journalist from the Norwich Evening News as he left the scene of an armed hold-up at a fast food restaurant. Quick-witted trainee Pete Walsh, who is studying at Hastings, is more used to

Xtreme fun – thanks to the News

A popular local skate park has been saved thanks to a campaign by the Norwich Evening News. The Xtreme Fun Park, which attracts up to 2,000 young skaters a week, was threatened with closure due to high financial demands. Now,

Putting communities first

A move back into branch offices is paying dividends for Norfolk Publishing as reporters, receptionists and advertising staff are now at the heart of the communities they serve. A new office in Diss, where reporters from the Diss Mercury are

Evening News hoping to be changing rooms

The Norwich Evening News is calling on its readers to help revamp a room at a centre for young people with special needs. The newspaper has teamed up with staff from the Hamlet Centre to launch an appeal to raise

Readers Shop A Pusher

Drug-related calls to Crimestoppers in Norfolk have more than trebled since the Evening News launched its Shop A Pusher campaign. Readers of the Norwich Evening News, keen to see streets free from the menace of drug dealers, have swamped call