What we have written about Eric Pickles

New law aims to improve access to council meetings

Hyperlocal journalists given same rights as regional press

Pickles to meet industry leaders over council freesheets

NS redoubles calls for faster action on town hall pravdas

Get a move on, industry leaders tell Pickles

Body calls for meeting with communities secretary over Town Hall Pravdas

Pickles in fresh clampdown on town hall Pravdas

Councils continuing to flout voluntary code

Council calls for Freedom of Information charges

A town council in Devon has joined the list of those that want to charge for Freedom of Information requests. The Midweek Herald reports that Honiton Town Council backed a recommendation to introduce a charge for all hard copy requests. Under

Pickles threatens court action over ‘town hall pravdas’

Councils still flouting guidlines by printing own newspapers

Regional journalists set to quiz Pickles

Local government and communities secretary Eric Pickles is to be quizzed by regional press political editors at a lunch next week. The Cabinet minister, who is the architect of new rules designed to clamp down on council newspapers, will be

‘Town hall pravda’ clampdown set to become law

Government limits on council newspapers clear Parliament

Paper allowed to film council meeting after U-turn

Regional daily created videos as authority set budget

Paper’s cuts coverage sees nine live blogs created

Regional daily journalists tweet from council budget meetings

Council faces calls to axe six-a-year newspaper

Number of issues could be cut under budget proposals

Pickles presses on with curbs on council papers

Four-a-year limit for authorities under revised code

Revenue boost for publishers as council axes paper

Regional newspapers to publish content previously in title

Cash-strapped councils scrap free magazines

Publications can no longer be afforded by authorities

Cabinet minister backs newspaper’s openness drive

Campaign wins unsolicited plaudits from top politician