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.
Schooldays are meant to be the happiest days of our lives, so Leicester Mercury writer Lee Marlow went back to his old haunt of Castle Rock High to see how things had changed. Leicester Mercury reporter Lee Marlow left high
A Yorkshire singing sensation brought the Hull Daily Mail’s switchboard to a standstill when he appeared on TV’s Star for a Night show – because he’s one of the paper’s motors reps! Dozens of well-wishers phoned in to try to
A city that has strong links with the armed forces is taking a close interest in its soldiers and sailors on tours of duty overseas. But the Plymouth Evening Herald has gone one step further – and has journalists with
Wolves boss Dave Jones took time out from his footballing exploits to visit the headquarters of the Express & Star.The high-flying Division One boss won September’s manager of the month and joined his chief executive and commercial manager for a
Staff at the Oxford Mail are mourning the deaths of two colleagues. Colin Dobson, a former deputy editor of the Mail, died from bronchial pneumonia on Friday. He had worked there for 18 years, joining as deputy editor in 1970,
We’re still keen to track down the names of people in the regional press throughout the country for our extensive Who’s Who. It is some 4,500-strong now and we’re still adding the details of people who’ve moved out of the
Western Mail and Echo Ltd has announced Keith Dye as its new managing director. Mr Dye has worked in the newspaper industry for more than 20 years, and is currently managing director of Trinity Mirror’s Midlands Weekly Media division. He
Readers of the Daily Echo have voted to keep Bournemouth’s eternal flame. An overwhelming 96 per cent of readers who called the paper’s voteline said the city’s Millennium Candle should not be snuffed out. The candle’s funding body Churches Together
The Torquay Herald Express has launched a new weekly business section. The Business will carry news, features and advice from key players in South Devon’s business community, and is sponsored by local firm Francis Clark Chartered Accountants. Francis Clark senior
Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, is to address the Society of Editors’ annual conference later this month. She will speak at the final working session on October 23 after the society’s AGM. She is one
Being a reporter’s not all hanging around court or door-knocking on a wet autumn afternoon. Western Daily Press reporter Ruth Wood had an assignment a little out of the ordinary when she was asked to experience a white-knuckle ride that
Controversial plans to hold key council meetings in secret have been ditched by East Riding Council after the Hull Daily Mail branded them “anti-democratic”. In a front page article the paper revealed proposals by the council to hold one in
The Express & Echo has put up a £1,000 reward to help police find an arsonist who set light to an Exeter family’s home as they slept inside. The race hate crime is believed to have been prompted by the
The Western Mail has launched a new initiative for those wanting to learn Welsh, in the form of Welsh Learners Week. In conjunction with S4C the paper is offering a special learners starter pack which includes a mouse mat, tape
Britain’s biggest single fundraising event in aid of the firefighters of New York is to take place courtesy of the Manchester Evening News. The newspaper is hosting a special charity challenge match between Manchester City and United legends at the
Harrow College journalism students saw the sharp end of the business when they attended a moving press conference at the European Parliament. They witnessed three Afghan women explain their lack of human rights under the Taliban authorities. They appeared after