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A newspaper campaign to strip steel firm boss Brian Moffat of his knighthood has been backed by 65 MPs. The Newcastle-based Sunday Sun is even printing special campaign t-shirts demanding the move, endorsed by the MPs in an Early Day
The potential dangers of life on a motorbike were brought into focus by Evening Press reporter David Wiles, who joined an advanced motorcyclist for a spin on the road. He made the trip along north Yorkshire’s highways and byways as
Criminals in Wetherby have been dealt a blow after a local paper’s campaign for CCTV took a further step forward. The town has been shortlisted to have spy cameras fitted after the Wetherby News joined forces with local MP Colin
The Shields Gazette has received Government recognition for its efforts to help people in South Tyneside find work. The We Can Work It Out campaign was praised by the Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities, Tessa Jowell,
Support is flooding in for the Southampton Daily’s Echo’s campaign for a Spitfire memorial. The paper is calling for the city council to erect a permanent tribute to the war plane which was built at the Supermarine factory in Woolston.
The Mid Wales County Times will give 10p from every issue sold during the next four weeks to alleviate hardship caused by foot and mouth disease. The cash will go to an organisation providing financial support to businesses struggling to
The Leicester Mercury has paid tribute to readers who have given their support to its Mercury Challenge campaign. Pledges have been flooding in after the paper launched the challenge in conjunction with Leicestershire police. The paper urged readers and businesses
A new football campaign from the Ipswich Evening Star has now been given the all-important thumbs-up by the chairman of Ipswich Town. David Sheepshanks said he was impressed by the newspaper’s Back the Blues for Europe campaign, which is encouraging
A fund raising campaign launched by the York Evening Press has reached the £1.7m mark. The Hospice 2000 appeal is to help meet the costs of the extension to St Leonard’s Hospice, which will cost £2m overall. Guests were given
One of the biggest cash appeals launched by the Wiltshire Times has almost reached its target. The Zara Fox Appeal, to raise money for a toddler with a rare condition, is just £1,000 short of its £6,000 target, which would
The South Wales Argus’ 25,000-name Justice for Miners petition has been delivered to the House of Commons. MPs heard the Argus’ appeal for immediate compensation payments to sick and dying ex-miners at a special Commons sitting. This landmark event in
Devon’s tourist attractions are open for business – and the Exeter Express & Echo has launched an initiative to help the county’s stricken tourism industry. Tony Blair has stepped in to back the paper’s stance, endorsing its Open for Business
Applications have flooded in from teenagers eager to take part in the Carlisle News & Star’s New Horizons campaign. The paper joined forces with education charity the Sutton Trust to launch the campaign, which is encouraging talented state school pupils
Green Wellie Day is drawing closer for people living in the Westcountry, as they join forces to help farmers braving the foot and mouth epidemic. The event has been put together by the Western Morning News to provide emergency funds
The Cancer Fund, run by the South Wales Evening Post, has had its total boosted by a donation by one of the areas veteran fundraisers. Margaret Thrush, (59), has raised more than £100,000 over the years for different charities since
The Sunday Mercury has won a major battle to stamp out the ruthless conmen cashing in on premium-rate telephone lines. As a direct result of the paper’s hard-hitting Pull the Plug campaign, the Department of Trade and Industry has announced