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 Daily Echo is the toast of the avian world after the editor paid out to replace birds in a popular town attraction that was attacked by vandals. Neal Butterworth responded to the crisis by shelling out for some new
The regional press is set to diversify to protect its advertising revenues, an industry conference has been told. Edwin Boorman, chairman of KM Group and president of the Newspaper Society, told delegates at the Newspaper Society’s Advertising Conference that the
More than 500 schools in Northern Ireland are using the Belfast Telegraph as an innovative learning resource as the new school year begins. The Newspapers in Education initiative, founded last year, invites primary schools to join a programmes where more
A West Country reporter has embarked on a seaside trip with a difference. David Byers, from the Gloucester Citizen, was sent to Malaysia to spend a week with the Royal Navy on one of their ships, HMS Gloucester. He spent
A shoplifting suspect was dealt with by the courts just a week after being recognised from his photo in the Teeside Gazette. Justice was swift – he was fined £50 by Teesside after pleading guilty to stealing chocolate bars from
Associated Newspapers has bought Ireland on Sunday from Scottish Radio Holdings. Associated, part of the Daily Mail & General Trust, snapped up the paper for £7.4 million. The purchase has received the necessary regulatory approval from Mary Harney, the Irish
A former South London Press journalist has told how he got caught in the debris of the falling twin towers following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre. Lee Brown, who now works for The Mirror, had to make
The Sunday Sun has named hospitals in the North that were involved in the baby nuclear test scandal. Last month the paper revealed how scientists raided mortuaries throughout the region to take bone samples from dead children without their parents’
The horrific terrorist attacks on America are continuing to have repercussions all over the world, as one intrepid Western Daily Press reporter is finding out. Susie Weldon flew out to Tibet just days before the September 11 attacks to cover
A news photographer arrested while covering a Greenpeace demonstration against America’s “Star Wars” missile testing is hoping lawyers can win permission for his return home pending trial. Steve Morgan faces up to six years in prison following his arrest at
Two new non-executive directors are joining the board of Ecng as two long-serving members retire. The Norwich-based group is boosted by the arrival of Simon Copeman, (35), who is the son of group vice-chairman Geoffrey Copeman, and Anita Frew, (44).
Readers of the York Evening Press have praised its weekly fun cartoon for its sombre tone, reflecting the tragic events in America. The Evening Press’s cartoonist Wolf normally pokes wry fun at local issues in his weekly offering of Yorkatt
The Fishguard County Echo has begun a new era, with the replacement of its general manager. Des Turner has left the weekly newspaper after 19 years of service to take up a role with Dyfed-Powys Police. After joining the County
The Bradford Telegraph & Argus has published another 20 pictures of suspected rioters. Detective Chief Superintendent Max McLean said there had been an “overwhelming” response from readers to the 60 mugshots already released. He said the operation’s success depended on
Most small boys dream of being a bus driver, fireman or train driver, so when reporter Frank Elson was given the opportunity to drive a bus by Bolton bus operator, Lancashire United, he jumped at the chance. United’s Chief training
The Burton Mail has been banned from obtaining copies of the resignation letters of a former council leader and his deputy. Following the resignation of East Staffordshire Council’s leader Dennis Heptonstall and his deputy, Penny Perry, the Mail made a