News
Welcome to our main news index. Here you will find all the news stories that have appeared on the site since our launch in February 2000.
If you want to look up a story from a certain month you can use our Journalism News Archive which lists stories by date and also according to which channel or category they appeared in (eg law, campaigns, awards.)
If you are looking for a story about a particular newspaper or media company, you can use the links in the ‘Main News Links’ list to the right to take you to our directory pages. Here you will find indexes of all the stories we have written about each of the newspapers and media companies featured on the site.
Echo probe uncovers illegal knife sales
An investigation by the Lincolnshire Echo exposing local traders illegally selling knives to under-16s may result in the prosecution of the offending stores. Reporter Aleisha Scott visited seven shops with a 15-year-old boy who successfully managed to buy knives with
Journal series puts speed cameras under the spotlight
The Journal in Newcastle is to put speed cameras under the spotlight in a series of articles assessing whether they are effective safety devices or just an extra source of Government revenue. The paper has joined forces with the AA
Mail reporter's encounter with Big Brother housemates
Reporter Jessica Boulton has told how she was able to get up close and personal with this year’s Big Brother housemates after travelling to London to cover the programme’s finale. Jessica, who writes for the Hull Daily Mail, was dispatched
From work experience to editor in six years
Wiltshire Times news editor Holly Robinson is to take on her first editorship just six years after joining the paper on work experience. Holly, (pictured), has been appointed editor of the two-edition Bridport & Lyme Regis News and will join
Journalist-turned-copper lifts lid on life on the front line
Former regional press reporter Jon Brett has taken a change of career and is now a policeman on the beat in Milton Keynes. But he keeps his hand in at writing by contributing a column for the local paper, the
News in brief
A letter published in the Halifax Evening Courier more than 140 years ago has been used as the basis of a new novel which denies that Emily Bronte was the author of Wuthering Heights and that instead it was her
Praise from a Professional for EDP coverage
While many may be quick to criticise the press, a Norfolk newspaper has come in for praise from actor Martin Shaw after it reported on the crash landing of his vintage plane. The Eastern Daily Press carried a report after
Death of former Echo journalist
Former Lincolnshire Echo journalist Ronald Wilby has died. He had worked at the paper for ten years, joining in 1972 as chief sub-editor. In August 1973 he was appointed assistant editor, a position he held until his retirement in December
Reporter quits after sex case verdict
A reporter found guilty of indecently assaulting a boy has been told he may go to prison for the offence. Oliver Rowland, (32), who worked for the Maidenhead Advertiser, resigned from the newspaper after the verdict was returned. He had
Journalist makes a bid for silver screen stardom
A Lincolnshire Echo journalist could soon be appearing on the silver screen after auditioning for a new movie. Reporter Louise Horne joined hundreds of other would-be stars at Burghley House near Stamford for the chance to become an extra in
Tributes paid to award-winning journalist
Tributes have been paid to journalist and councillor Brian Meek, who has died after a six-month battle with cancer. The 65-year-old had enjoyed an award-winning career in journalism, having been named Columnist of the Year four times and Sports Journalist
News in brief
The Evesham Journal’s St Richard’s New Hospice Appeal has received more than £1,600 in just two weeks.The paper has set a target of £25,000 to contribute towards the £5.25m needed for the state of the art development. The University of
Telegraph staff welcome Martin as new editor
Staff at the Greenock Telegraph have welcomed new editor Martin Biddle who has taken charge of the paper this week. He joins the Telegraph from his previous position of editor of its sister title the Slough and Windsor Observer. Martin,
Weekly beats the silly season with biggest ever paper
Summer may traditionally be a quiet time in newsrooms up and down the country – but not at The Orcadian, where staff have just produced the biggest paper in its 150-year history. A 16-page farming feature, produced ahead of the