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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.

Special edition bids to convince Euro judges

A Birmingham paper produced a special edition to try to convince judges that the city is worthy of the title Capital of Culture. The Post and Mail put it together as a special publication to hand out to judges at

Fears over increased red tape in Communications Bill

Even the smallest of local newspapers could be caught up in new rules over mergers and acquisitions under the new Communications Bill, the Newspaper Society is warning. In its final submission to the Government on the Bill, the Newspaper Society

KM Group tuned in for radio success

KM Radio is proving popular, with more people than ever tuning in to the five independent local stations owned and run by the Kent Messenger Group. Latest annual listening figures issued by Radio Joint Authority Research reveal increases in listenership,

Alex wins a job in journalism

A young journalist has got her big break – winning a job as a reporter at the York Evening Press. Twenty-one-year-old Alex Lloyd won the Evening Press Write Stuff competition – and her prize is a job with the paper.

Success for south coast careers push

More than 1,000 people visited the second Argus Careers and Training Fair of the year. Some of Brighton’s biggest companies were at the show, where job seekers and employers have the chance to meet. The day was hailed a success

Headlines & deadlines in Newcastle

The Newcastle Chronicle and Journal’s education newsroom is launching Headlines & Deadlines 6, a new literacy resource pack for schoolchildren containing more than 40 activities. It is matched to the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy, and the 64-page book

Long career took in nationals and regionals

An Arbroath-based journalist who worked on both national and regional newspapers has died. During his long career, Innes Irvine, (79), covered events both in Scotland and overseas. He was the first reporter to be invited on to a North Sea

Journalist's bone marrow saves Nicola's life

Gannett journalists on both sides of the Atlantic have lent a helping hand to save the life of a young English woman with a killer disease. The Evening Press in York, part of Gannett’s British division Newsquest, launched a Race

Can you Spot the Dog?

Enterprising staff at The Westmorland Gazette in Kendal helped raise the profile of the newspaper at a major carnival – by dressing up as well-loved Gazette ‘character’ Spot the Dog. It was nine years ago that The Westmorland Gazette launched

Con-man hands over name and address – and is caught

A conman who duped his victims by claiming his wife had gone into labour, was finally caught by a mixture of his own stupidity, bad luck and his local evening newspaper. Prolific offender Steven Binfield, (31), has been warned by

Daring reporters pick up awards

A team of reporters from the North Somerset Times has picked up a number of awards at local town carnivals for their float “The Vikings are Coming”. Led by editor Heather Pickstock, the team won both cups for trade entries

Reunion for grant winners

A grant scheme which helps black journalists into work by providing grants for work experience placements has celebrated its 15th anniversary. The National Unnion of Journalists’ George Viner Memorial Fund, named after a former NUJ Training Organiser, was founded in

The longest two seconds

Experience SCAD – it’s the ultimate adrenaline rush and not quite as weird as it sounds. Richard Edwards, of the Western Daily Press, paid £40 for two seconds of pure terror on the Suspended Catch Air Device. It drops you

Police rap for reporter who exposed drugs menace

Journalist Victoria Tagg was given a dressing down by the police when she handed in £40-worth of crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis she bought during an investigation for the Swindon Evening Advertiser. Officers labelled her “irresponsible” and she was told

Retiring editor says goodbye

Martin Throssell, editor of the Great Yarmouth Mercury, has retired. He has spent more than 10 years at the helm of the Mercury, 36 years working for the Archant newspaper group, and 40 years in regional journalism. Martin began his

Sponsorship deal for Advertiser

With the new football season just days away, the Herts Advertiser has announced a sponsorship deal with the fastest-growing Sunday football league in the area. The Verulam & District Sunday Football League, which begins in September, has received £1,000 in