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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.)

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Sailing into the 21st Century

An online press office is being launched to help track progress of the world’s toughest yacht race, the BT Global Challenge. Journalists will be able to access the dedicated site for all information on the round-the-world race. Resources available will

Editors change places

Two South Yorkshire editors have swapped jobs. Martin Edmunds has been appointed editor of the Doncaster Advertiser, replacing Linda Waslidge, who has taken over from him at the Mexborough-based South Yorkshire Times. Both titles are owned by Johnston Press’s South

War of words as newcomer takes on century-old title

The long-established Kent Messenger has hit back at accusations of complacency and promised a “robust” response to the challenge of a newcomer in its heartland. Maidstone News, a paid-for tabloid, was launched by Kent Regional Newspapers on June 16 in

Busy Craig books a deal

Journalist Craig McGill is burning the candle at both ends. But instead of pubbing and clubbing after each day’s work at the Aberdeen Press and Journal, he’s working hard to become a published author. You can expect to see his

Awards salute cream of the weeklies

The Bucks Herald has been named Weekly Paid-for Newspaper of the Year by the Newspaper Society. The Milton Keynes Citizen won the Free Newspaper of the Year title in the society’s Weekly Newspaper Awards 2000. Both papers were praised for

Police and editors to meet

The Society of Editors will meet the Association of Chief Police Officers next month to discuss controversial new guidelines on the release of information about victims of crimes and accidents. Also at the meeting – on July 19 – will

Residency at The News

An artist ‘in residence’ at the Cambridge Evening News has come up with some thought-provoking work as part of her two-week stay. Jo Addison is there as part of Millennium Festival celebrations, funded by the New Millennium Experience Company, the

Awards hopefuls line up for prestigious BT final

The cream of the regional media will be saluted on Thursday as the prestigious BT national awards for excellence are handed out. A quality field of entrants, already crowned regional winners in nine heats across the country, has been chosen

My long, hard quest to free convicted murderer

Stephen Downing has spent nearly 27 years in prison for a brutal murder he claims he did not commit. Matlock Mercury editor Don Hale believes Downing is innocent of the crime and says he has now found fresh evidence to

Doors hold the key to a fortune

A combination of female intuition – and a helpful local paper – could make a Bradford man several thousand pounds richer. Mohammed Mangoo was replacing wood-panelled doors at his home when he discovered ornate pictures of cherubs painted on them

Happy ending for animal tale

The power of the press – and the public’s insatiable appetite for a cuddly animal story – has led to a happy ending for Sadie the lurcher. She was dubbed Britain’s most unwanted dog in a heart-rending story by the

Football dream comes true

It may have ended in defeat and disappointment, but thanks to the Cambridge Evening News, brave Jonathan Peacock (pictured right) – who has worked hard to overcome his disability – had the best day of his life at the Euro

The oxygen of democracy

Leader of the Opposition William Hague has told the Newsquest Editorial Conference that a free press locally and nationally is the oxygen of democracy. During his speech, at the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford, Mr Hague rounded

Heart-Start machines go 'live'

More life-saving defibrillators are about to go out into the community thanks to a long-running appeal at the Aberdeen Evening Express. A Heart-Start campaign has been running since 1998, raising more than £50,000 for the machines, which can kick-start a

Quiet Emma's Bizarre life

It’s with a mixture of pride and sadness that editors of all local papers watch the fledgling reporters they have appointed and trained fly the nest for bigger and better things. The Evening Leader in north Wales is no exception