A quick-thinking trainee reporter has successfully overturned an order that would have prevented his newspaper from naming a young gang member who had terrorised his neighbourhood. Mike Sherburn, (26), who works for the Eastern Daily Press in its Lowestoft office,
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Newspapers win right to print rape suspect's address
Two newspapers teamed up to overturn a bid to keep a defendant’s address secret under the Human Rights Act. The address of a man accused of two rapes was allowed to be published after an appeal by the Lynn News,
Daily Press waits on FOI appeal over chief exec's quit mystery
Paper asks Information Commissioner to step in after council holds back documents
Chief reporter wins access to financial dealings despite failed FOI request
“FOI Act not the only way of wringing details out of councils”
Papers reveal behind-the-scenes news thanks to FOI
Regional titles get results from questions they could never before ask
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
Woman claimed article was inaccurate and full of lurid detail – plus more PCC news
Free Tony Martin exclusives show 'Mirror didn't have to pay'
The Eastern Daily Press has run its second exclusive interview with Tony Martin, the farmer jailed for killing a burglar at his home. Neither was paid for by the newspaper – with editor Peter Franzen meeting strict guidelines on payments
Press watchdog chairman on fact-finding mission to Archant HQ
Editors and executives from the Archant publishing group met Press Complaints Commission chairman Sir Christopher Meyer when he visited the company’s Norwich headquarters on a fact-finding mission. Sir Christopher spoke to editors about various ethical aspects of theCommission’s code of
Sister papers' team effort gives much-needed lifeline to theatre
Rescue looks likely after “power of the press” helps attract new backers
Regional press effort raises £2.5m for tsunami victims
Charity thanks industry for “unprecedented” response which saw it link up with 42 titles
EDP gets tough on domestic violence
Norfolk title joins forces with police in bid to help victims
Breast cancer appeal fund hits £200,000 target
A Breast Cancer Appeal launched by the Eastern Daily Press has hit its £200,000 target in under a year. Generous donations included an anonymous £50,000 cheque, which propelled takings forward and contributed to an early start on the unit. EDP
News in brief
Eastern Daily Press readers have sent in donations at a rate of £5,000 a day for the paper’s Sudan Baby Appeal.A total of £50,000 has been raised which the paper says is enough to rescue almost every child from the
Norwich press steps up cancer appeal
Two Norwich newspapers have achieved remarkable success in their campaign to combat the pains of breast cancer. The Eastern Daily Press said their breast cancer appeal has crossed the £40,000 mark – more than a fifth of the way towards
EDP launches £200,000 cancer care appeal
The Eastern Daily Press has launched a £200,000 appeal to build a new breast cancer unit in Norfolk. The newspaper says that breast cancer facilities at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn are too cramped for the rapidly growing
"Dogged persistence" pays off in We Care victory
The Eastern Daily Press can finally make a bid for lottery funding for its We Care appeal after a long-running battle for a change in the law ended in victory. For the past two-and-a-half years a team of Norfolk lords,