Council again withholds secret report despite LDRS appeal
Document raised concerns over financial management
Local journalists across the UK are striking blows for press freedom on a daily basis, whether by challenging wrongly-imposed reporting restrictions in court cases, tabling freedom of information requests to public bodies, or generally seeking to uncover information about how we are governed.
On this page you will find an index of all the stories we have carried about regional press newspapers, websites and journalists who have stood up for the public’s right to know.
Document raised concerns over financial management
Bail refused after charges denied
Secrecy for defendant was “entirely disproportionate”
Cases led to just two fully upheld rulings
Accounts used for “mischief making” with reporter’s contacts
Pressure mounts on authority over decision
Westminster talks to discuss use of robots in local news
Pair face “online trolling and relentless phone calls”
Events organised for World Mental Health Day
Contents of 400-page dossier to stay under wraps
Police act after “attack on the press”
Issue exposed more than 260 unanswered requests
Independent news site takes stand against Musk
Fake local paper firm defends tactic after conference boast
Newspaper’s bid to overturn secrecy order fails
Leader dismisses front page plea