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BT awards shortlist unveiled

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

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

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

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