IT’S down to two – Metro London and the Ipswich Evening Star – in the battle to be named London and Northern Home Counties Daily Newspaper of the Year. Shortlisted entrants in the annual BT Press and Broadcast Awards were
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He always gave them a whinny of pleasure…
After we were alerted to this obit from the Bucks Free Press, we felt we had to share it with Holdthefrontpage readers. We were particularly touched by the delicate treatment of the deceased – especially the bottom par, which choked
Reporter's S39 success on truancy case
A reporter from the Bucks Free Press has successfully challenged an application for a section 39 order that would have made reporting of a case of a mother who had failed to send her daughter to school impossible. Solicitors at
Drunken mum gagging plea from reporter
Reporter Frankie Taggart successfully challenged magistrates after they banned publication of the identity of a girl whose mother had run riot at her school. Frankie, of the Bucks Free Press, was covering a sentencing hearing before Amersham Magistrates for the
Controversial speed cam stats handed over after two-year Free Press fight
Tribunal rules on paper’s investigation to show speed cameras brought in £1.2m
Press prints 2,000-strong roll of honour in A&E fight
Readers get behind Star campaign to safeguard future of unit
Hundreds back Free Press in hospital demo
Hundreds of people flocked to a protest organised by the Bucks Free Press over the relocation of vital hospital services. The paper arranged the demonstration after being inundated with complaints from the public about plans to move maternity and children’s
Free Press prompts Govt policy review
The Bucks Free Press has helped to prompt a fresh Government review into the use of air ambulances after the paper revealed that the NHS does not fund the service. In November, the paper revealed air ambulance charities – which
Free Press leads tube debate
The Amersham and Chesham edition of the Bucks Free Press has been leading the debate on the deteriorating state of London Underground’s Metropolitan line service for the past two months. The paper has run a series of hard-hitting exclusives calling
Readers asked to find answers
Road bosses have promised to look at readers suggestions to improve traffic safety in a Buckinghamshire town centre. The officials have responded to a campaign in the Bucks Free Press in a bid to prevent another tragic lorry crash in
Free Press focus down the years
A fresh look at the history of the Bucks Free Press has been added to its website. The new section follows the paper’s story from its launch in 1856, through the advances in printing methods of the early 1900s, and
July to December ABCs: What the editors said: Weekly
Circulation hit at every daily in Britain in the second half of last year – but figures are better for weeklies
Lancashire Telegraph named Daily Newspaper of the Year
Oxford Times and Sussex Leader are also among the winners as editorial efforts are recognised
Shortlist for EDF Energy London and South of England Journalism Awards is revealed
More than 25 newspapers and broadcasters are in with a chance of taking home a prize
News Shopper sweeps the board
Proving yet again its ability to win award after award, the News Shopper swept the board at this year’s Newsquest (London) annual prize-giving. The Petts Wood-based series of free newspapers picked up another shelf of top awards including Free Newspaper