New Brighton University students were handed free copies of The Argus at a fair to welcome them.
Two thousand papers were given away at the event, held in the university’s Cockcroft Building on Wednesday.
More than 150 stalls were set out by staff who offered discounts and gifts to students.
Sarah Harvey, promotions manager at The Argus, said: “It really was a great success for everyone involved.”

The 400th Yorkshire Post Literary Luncheon is set to be graced by a Yorkshirewoman whose voice has been heard all over the world.
The former speaker of the House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd, will return to her home county for the event in Harrogate this week.

The Grimsby Telegraph is asking people to Give it Up for a week.
It wants people to give up something they enjoy for a week to help raise the £400,000 needed to run St Andrew’s Hospice for a year.It has suggested giving up cream cakes, burgers, smoking or a round of golf to help out – but the decision rests with the readers.

The Lincolnshire Echo played a big part in National Book Week celebrations at a local secondary school.
Pupils practiced “skimming and scanning” and had to answer 20 questions in a quiz.
Head of English Pam Watson said: “Skimming and scanning are new reading techniques and as the Echo is full of facts and familiar to the pupils, I thought it would be a good place to start.”

A severely disabled toddler’s future looks brighter after Cambridge Evening News readers rallied around to raise more than £5,500 towards an air-conditioned car to get her to and from hospital.
The 15-month-old girl contracted meningitis C at birth and needs to have her body temperature regulated in hot weather. But her parents did not qualify for a mobility grant.

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