Scrapping of VAT on e-newspapers also brought forward
April 2020 News
Editorial chief opens up on coronavirus lockdown funeral experience
Plus: Shadow Chancellor calls for subscribers to local paper and our daily round-up of other coronavirus-related news
Regional newspapers go blue in honour of NHS heroes
Fundraiser Captain Tom also speaks to dailies on 100th birthday
Journalism trainer defends media amid claims it is ‘missing public mood’
Teacher wins national praise after critique of social media post
Journalist who served regional press for 55 years dies aged 90
Tributes paid to reporter who kept writing into old age
Daily calls on readers to ‘fly the flag’ on VE Day anniversary
Newspaper wants to see patch homes decked out in red, white and blue
Woman who owns every issue of weekly donates collection to paper
Collector has read title since launch in 1982
Regional daily launches appeal for online reader donations
Contributors can make one-off or regular contributions
Three sister dailies to quit offices after lease talks break down
Publisher seeking new premises in same city
Journalist friends from same town die within days of each other
Both worked in regional press during careers
Weekly to include sister title as free pull-out due to coronavirus
Publisher aims to bring news to “widest possible audience”
Daily illustrates support for key workers with artist’s front page design
Plus: Proposal for £1m democracy reporting fund and our daily round-up of other coronavirus-related news
Regional journalism awards schemes shelved as O2 withdraws sponsorship
New financial backers sought by organiser
Raab taken to task on national TV over regional journalist’s exclusive
Local democracy reporter’s investigation gets Andrew Marr mention
Chief reporter hits back after readers accuse him of ‘making up’ story
Readers claimed story about council’s new cemetery was ‘fake news’
New newspaper launched to replace title axed four months ago
First edition published despite coronavirus outbreak