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 £6m investment by Aberdeen Journals will mean double the number of colour pages for the Evening Express and Press and Journal. Two new colour towers have been added to the company’s printing press, which has doubled its colour capability.
Three regional journalists have helped raise thousands of pounds for charity by successfully running the New York marathon. Jane Gallagher, Paul Fulford and John Quirk were among more than 30,000 competitiors who ran the tough 26.2 mile course from the
The Evening Courier in Halifax has been praised by West Yorkshire Police for helping trap a sex pervert whose catalogue of horrific crimes was said to have put him on a par with Myra Hindley and Fred West. An investigation
Pupils from Whalley Range High School in Manchester got a taste of newspaper life at an event in Lancashire. The students took part in a “newsday” at Edge Hill College of Higher Education in Ormskirk, designed to prepare them for
Production of the North West Evening Mail was held up when a two-and-a-half hour power cut halted work from 8.30am. The delay meant only one edition of the paper was published – tagged the “Power Cut Special” on its front
District reporter Emma Gunby didn’t bargain for a squally storm at sea when she signed up to join the crew of a racing yacht on a round-the-world race. She spent eight days aboard on the first leg of the race
Bristol Evening Post reporter Sarah Feeley was the first journalist to be allowed into the Fame Academy to interview Bristol teenager Katie Lewis. In an exclusive interview, Katie opened her heart about living in a reality TV show, meeting music
The editor of the Colchester Evening Gazette spent a spooky night in the dungeons of the town’s oldest building. Irene Kettle was locked in the jail of Colchester Castle with other Colchester dignitaries to raise money for brain injury charity
A cash award of £25,000 is on offer to Merseyside schools thanks to a new partnership between the Echo and Barclaycard. All state schools are invited to apply for the top prize of £10,000 in the Making a Difference awards,
Hampshire based journalist and rally co-driver Alyson Marlow is about to compete on the world stage as part of her seventh assault on the Network Q Rally GB – the British round of the World Rally Championship. Alyson, who writes
The Cornish Guardian has been asked to provide copies of its newspaper to add realism to a new drama from the BBC. It will be used on the London set of filming for the Inspector Lynley Mysteries. More than 7.5m
The Lowestoft Journal has made a return to the town centre with a move to a new office. The newspaper had been based just outside the centre – at Waveney Chambers – since 1997, and before that had been on
Detectives hunting ‘the Trophy Rapist’ are hoping that the Bracknell News may hold clues that will help them find the serial sex attacker. They are currently studying old copies of the newspaper in the hope of discovering if the same
To mark World Sight Day, Stretford & Urmston Messenger deputy editor Ian Probert took to the streets to highlight some of the everyday problems faced by people who cannot see. Find out how he got on… Imagine yourself suddenly stripped
The renowned Biggin Hill International Airfair, which was under threat of closure, has been saved by the News Shopper. Following months of negotiation between the Newsquest title, airfair organisers and business chiefs, it has been announced that the show will
Former Western Mail editor Neil Fowler is launching his own PR business: Neil Fowler Communications. The new business will build on Neil’s knowledge of Wales and of the British media industry, utilizing his wide range of contacts and his experience