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.
A fugitive wanted in connection with an armed robbery telephoned the Warrington Guardian to protest his innocence – and to complain that his name had been misspelled in a court report. Guardian crime reporter Paul Keaveny was taken aback when
While many national newspapers are calling for the suspension of Humberside chief constable David Westwood, the Hull Daily Mail has given the police chief its full backing. The local newspaper is currently campaigning to keep the chief constable in his
Former regional press editor Harold Evans has been knighted for services to journalism. Sir Harold, who is a former editor of the Northern Echo, received his knighthood from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace after being granted the title
Despite a fear of fairground rides, plucky Evening Chronicle reporter Jane Picken was first in line to try out two of the latest and most stomach-churning rides from Hoppings, Europe’s biggest non-permanent fair, as it paid a vist to Newcastle’s
Bridport & Lyme Regis News editor Margery Hookings is to step down from her role next month. Margery, (42), is leaving the paper to take on the newly-created post of head of communications at North Dorset Primary Care Trust. Her
The Independent Publishers’ Forum of the Newspaper Society, which meets four times a year to discuss issues affecting such companies, has been elected for the next three years. The Forum now comprises: John Dickinson (chairman, Garnett Dickinson Publishing), Robin Freeman
A host of top names from the national and regional press and broadcasting are set to get together to discuss the future of the news industry and debate the role of the media. Privacy, the revamped newspaper and magazine code
A stormy night almost scuppered the Dartmouth Chronicle and Kingsbridge and Salcombe Gazette’s big day when flash floods hit South Devon just hours before staff were due to welcome a royal visitor. It was all hands to the pump as
Bristol Year of Sport wants to get more local people involved in sport, so Bristol Evening Post reporter Ayesha Gilani opted for a round of golf and went along to rediscover her swing. My first encounter with golf was when
The aftermath of 30 years of Troubles in Northern Ireland is set to be discussed next month, at an event organised by the Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma. BBC Belfast journalist Mervyn Jess will be among the speakers at
The Worcester Evening News, and its readers, are still trying to come to terms with the tragic loss of a good friend and colleague – deputy sports editor Tony Moore. Tony Moore Tony, (40), had worked for the paper for
The Croydon Guardian has proved just how powerful the press can be, after helping trace a mystery man who won the heart of a girl he had met only once. The weekly paper stepped in after being contacted by Edinburgh
The Northern Echo is making headlines abroad after launching a campaign to remember a forgotten hero of World War Two. Andy Mynarski gave his life trying to save a comrade on board a stricken Lancaster which flew out of RAF
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Leicester Mercury journalist Nic Ridley has told how he was able to secure almost £40,000 of credit in just four hours. The reporter was sent out on to the streets of Leicester to investigate how easy it is to get
New guidelines on taking photographs of children at school events could be introduced in Bristol after a blanket ban imposed on a school concert meant the Evening Post was unable to publish pictures of the event for the first time