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.)
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A reunion has been held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Concrete, the independent student newspaper at the University of East Anglia. Around 40 former ‘Concretians’ gathered at the basement bar of the 230 Club in Soho, from some of
When the Western Daily Press team of Mervyn Hancock and Jon Mills was sent off to discover why more and more people over 50 are taking adventure holidays with SAGA, they didn’t expect to experience such an adventure! But after
Porn videos have been removed from the shelves of a shop following an investigation by the Paisley Daily Express. The paper found that explicit videos were on sale at a discount store alongside childrens toys. The videos – A Star
As a self-confessed ‘fat man’, the Eastern Daily Press’ Andy Russell has chosen to test a newly-launched weight-loss programme called fatmanslim. Currently weighing in at 14st 4lb, the Daily Press night editor is hoping that this scheme, specifically aimed at
The Irish News and Belfast Newsletter have both run special mastheads to drum up support for the city’s bid to be declared European city of culture in 2008. Both papers have shown the logo being beamed onto the local ship-building
The managing director of Hull Daily Mail Publications is relinquishing his post for a new role with its parent company Northcliffe Newspapers. Ken Thompson has been appointed group personnel resources director at the newspaper group he has worked at for
The Fourth National Newsplan Conference will take place on Tuesday April 9 at the British Library. The Newsplan 2000 Project was formed to take forward the Heritage Lottery Fund award of £5m for microfilming fragile and unique local newspapers from
An investigation by the Bristol Evening Post has shown how a loophole in the law could be encouraging criminals to steal mobile phones. An Evening Post reporter visited a local shop with a stolen phone and was able to get
Journalists at the Huddersfield Daily Examiner are planning a rock climbing expedition to raise money for a children’s charity. Reporters Rosey Hamilton and Jenny Parkin, sub-editor John Avison and Graham Brown, who works in editorial production, plan to tackle all
Newspapers across the Newsquest group are conducting surveys of their readers to find out how best to tailor the product to their tastes. The survey, running at 21 Newsquest centres nationwide, is a follow on from last year’s Generation X
An intimate fax that arrived in the newsroom at Medway Today caused more than a few titters. The fax – definitely a contender for letter of the week – was addressed to “John the Masked Man” from “Jane” (names changed
Former Sheffield Star journalist Julia Sharp has died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Originally from Newcastle, Julia started her career on the Doncaster Evening Post after graduating in 1978 with an English Literature degree. In 1981 she moved
Society is constantly putting us under stress – even us laid-back journalists! People who want to unwind have turned to aromatherapy or reflexology – but now holistic and alternative therapies are taking centre-stage. News editor Juliet Auty and reporter Katharine
The National Council for the Training of Journalists could withdraw accreditation from South East Essex College of Art and Technology’s pre-entry course at the end of the current academic year. A decision has been taken by staff at the Harlow-based
The South Wales Evening Post is focusing on the health of children with a series of news stories and features. The paper is examining major issues concerning children’s health, such as dental care, eating habits and exercise. It is seeking
Hugh Worsnip has spent 40 years as a reporter for the Gloucester Citizen. Hugh as he is today He joined the paper as a trainee reporter and since then he has enjoyed what he describes as “the best job in