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Principle of open justice 'under attack' – editor
The South Wales Argus has again been hit by a “back door” bid to ban the identification of adult defendants accused of offences against children. For the third time in recent months a Gwent council has sought – and been
Reporter's chambers hearing secures S11 turnaround
A reporter from The Argus, Brighton, successfully challenged a court order banning the publication of defendants’ addresses in a trial. He was spoken to by the Judge in chambers – and argued his case based on past examples. Four men
Interview secured after legal intervention
A reporter stood up in court to challenge a legal order preventing The Brighton Argus interviewing a woman whose daughter had been taken by her father. Brighton County Court had allowed limited details of Anne-Marie Kingshott, her three-year-old daughter and
Court order "too vague"
A “vague” court order has been blamed for the conviction of two Sussex newspaper editors who appeared in court accused of contravening a Section 39 anonymity order. Two editors, Simon Bradshaw of The Argus and David Briffet, formerly of the
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
Apology from Argus solved dispute:Plus more news in brief from the PCC
PCC upholds child witness complaint
A local paper has been rapped for identifying a child witness and potentially putting her in danger. The Press Complaints Commission ruled that although the Eastbourne edition of The Argus had acted properly by speaking to the girl’s mother, it
Minister says the press "got it wrong"
A row has broken out between the South Wales Argus and the Department of Trade and Industry – after Government officials claimed the paper got its facts wrong. The Argus said Secretary of State Stephen Byers back-tracked on a pledge
Argus beggars campaign led the way
Six weeks after the Brighton Evening Argus launched its Don’t Give to Beggars campaign, it has seen the theme taken up across the UK. Government ministers have now launched the national Change A Life campaign to urge people to give
Prince's support for miners
The Prince of Wales has spoken of his compassion for Welsh miners waiting for compensation for lung disease, after a South Wales Argus readers sent him a copy of the paper. The paper is running a campaign to get the
Fresh Argus bid to speed up cash for sick miners
A campaigning newspaper has launched a bid to pay every sick miner £10,000. The South Wales Argus is calling on the Government to make the payment immediately and has launched a petition to get backing from its readers. It is
High calibre backing forArgus campaign
Senior politicians have taken up the South Wales Argus’ Justice For Miners Campaign and pledged their support. Big names that have thrown their weight behind the campaign include: Caerphilly MP and Assembly Member Ron Davies; Blaenau Gwent AM Peter Law;
New law could follow Brighton campaign
Home Secretary Jack Staw is considering introducing a new law following a campaign by the Brighton Evening Argus. A new offence of killing a child by neglect would carry a maximum sentence of 14 years. The move follows the acquittal
Fighting to save lives
Saving lives is being pushed to the top of the agenda at the Evening Argus in Brighton as the paper launches a campaign to save emergency services at an important local hospital. Health chiefs want to downgrade the accident and
Argus wins ambulance campaign victory
The South Wales Argus has won a major victory in its campaign demanding a shake-up in Gwent’s ambulance service. It comes after the Newport-based evening paper revealed a series of blunders by the under-fire service in which 999 emergency calls
Argus dossier delivered to Washington in Guantanamo fight
MP flies out with dossier of newspaper articles in bid to seek justice for Omar