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Sarah Bould

Sarah Bould was a journalist with HoldtheFrontPage from 2011-2012. She joined the site in May 2011 having previously worked as a reporter on the Ripley and Heanor News. She is now a reporter with the Burton Mail.

Teenager takes top prize in reporting competition

A teenage would-be journalist has taken the top prize in a human rights reporting competition for her article about prejudice against the Roma, Gypsy and Traveller communities. Alice Woodhouse, 17, from Warwick won the sixth form section of Amnesty International’s Young Human

Decision on Topper newspaper takeover delayed again

A ruling by the Office of Fair Trading on whether Northcliffe Media has been successful in its attempts to purchase an independent weekly newspaper has been delayed for the second time. Last August HTFP reported that the regional newspaper publisher wanted to acquire

Former Olympic swimmer’s message for local newspapers

Former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies MBE has spoken of local newspapers giving vital publicity to upcoming sports stars in a message for Local Newspaper Week. Said Sharron: “Even before I started competing as a professional swimmer at the age of eleven,

Places still available at data journalism seminar

There is still time to book a place on a data journalism seminar which is being held by the National Council for the Training of Journalists this week. The event takes place on Friday 25 May at Bloomberg in London