A teenager who is working with journalists at the Evening Herald and Western Morning News has joined other youngsters in a leadership course run by youth media charity Children's Express.

It is a nationwide news agency scheme for young journalists aged between eight and 18, and provides them with training and a chance to see their stories in print.

Fifteen-year-old Michael Roberts travelled from Plymouth to the Lake District for his course.

He said: "When you read papers it's all adult gossip and children don't like reading it. They feel they want to get their voices heard.

"Since doing Children's Express I've decided what I want to do - I want to be a journalist."

As well as his work for the Evening Herald and Western Morning News, Michael has also had an article published in The Times and has written a review for the Museums Journal.

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