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Nottingham Evening Post deputy editor Jon Grubb was among the media professionals advising local charities how to get their message across at an East Midlands seminar this week.
Make the Regional Media Work for You was aimed at the voluntary sector to help their publicity reach their target audience.


Reader Holidays are being added to the Peterborough Evening Telegraph’s website peterboroughnow.
Readers can now visit the travel section by selecting ‘Travel’ from a drop-down menu which will take them to a page with information about specific holiday packages.


Burglary victims received a flood of donations after their plight was highlighted on the front page of the Wirral Globe.
A steady stream of calls went into the Globe offices when the paper reported how a residents’ association had been left with nothing. Readers offered money, fridges, kettles, cutlery, plates, phones and ovens.


A York family is celebrating getting £700 back from a fireplace company which they claim failed to deliver a usable fire and left them with no heating.
The company had held on to the family’s money until it was contacted by the Evening Press this week.


Readers of The Western Mail are being invited to vote for the stars of the industry by nominating the best visitor attractions and most outstanding places to stay.
The survey is part of the forthcoming Wales Tourism Awards, launched by the Wales Tourist Board and winners will be sought based on the experience of locals.


Examiner readers will have a say on the contents of a time capsule being buried at the heart of Huddersfield’s Kingsgate shopping centre, which opens next year.
Ten objects, including a copy of the paper, will be placed inside.


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