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.
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The assistant editor of the Bristol Evening Post, Steve McLean, has died of cancer. Steve, who was just 45, passed away on Wednesday night surrounded by his family at Malmesbury Hospital. In a deeply moving article written shortly after he
A 32-page supplement to celebrate the success of the Eden Project in Cornwall has been published by the Western Daily Press.It looks at the history of the popular tourist attraction near St Austell, its origins, and explores what makes it
South Wales Argus assistant editor Nicole Garnon has been appointed reader relations manager. It will be Nicole’s job to try to resolve editorial complaints promptly and efficiently. Nicole Editor Gerry Keighley said: “Although we hate to make mistakes we, in
A rape victim has taken the unusual step of publicly thanking her local newspaper after her compensation was nearly quadrupled after it got involved. Caroline Fairfax Scott, (55), waived her right to anonymity in an exclusive interview with the Bristol
Former Government minister Mo Mowlam has backed the Salisbury Journal for its stance on the care homes crisis in Wiltshire. The paper has been highlighting the problems facing care home owners and has been drawing close attention to the number
More than five weeks of strike action by journalists has come to an end with agreement over pay and conditions. The National Union of Journalists has negotiated a recognition and procedures agreement for staff at Welland Valley Newspapers and also
A Tamworth Herald reporter got hot under the collar to fulfil one of her lifetime ambitions. When Linda Ram was given the chance to learn the art of fire eating and flame throwing, she was eager to take up the
Journalists in Dorset are inviting colleagues from around the country to join them at the Tolpuddle Martyrs rally and festival. Around 8,000 people are expected to attend the event, which celebrates the birth of the trade union movement. The event,
Former journalist Peter Green has won the Order of Mercy, for 50 years of charity work.He has volunteered for the National Association of Hospital and Community Friends since the 1950s. The award – the charity equivalent of the OBE –
“Standing in the big top of the Moscow State Circus, preparing to step from the dubious safety of a 40ft platform not much bigger than a skateboard and launch myself into the air, I began to realise it takes a
The Brighton Argus training manager Lizzie Steel has joined a panel of experts to help schoolchildren understand the world of work. Lizzie and other key professionals offered their expert knowledge of design, production and marketing, at Industry Day for Longhill
The Newcastle Journal has published a new glossy guide for all its information-hungry readers. The 144-page eating out guide features more than 150 reviews of restaurants in Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Northumberland and Tees Valley. Giving an insight into
Former Welsh editor Alun Lloyd has died after a lengthy illness. He was 76. Born in Tan-y-Fron, Y Foel in the Banaw Valley in the old Montgomeryshire, he worked as a teacher and lecturer, but his main pleasure was writing.
A range of projects will get underway in Bridgwater in memory of three blaze victims thanks to the Bridgwater Mercury’s Lily’s Fund appeal. A children’s play area, youth centre music facilities, benches, and a memorial fishing cup will all now
More than £40,000 has been raised by the Evening Star, Ipswich, at its annual Press Ball. The gigantic fund raising effort – this year renamed Thunder Ball to reflect its special James Bond theme – raised double the amount that
The Leicester Mercury’s longest-serving employee has retired. Tim McCaffrey, (59), had worked for the company for more than 44 years. He joined the Leicester Evening Mail as an office boy in 1958 and moved into the paper’s publishing department the