MORE than 50 regional daily newspapers lost sales in the second half of 1999, new figures show. But the message from the Newspaper Society was upbeat after data for 1,224 daily and weekly titles was published on the same day
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Midlands awards shortlist revealed
Nominations for the awards are as follows: DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEARBirmingham Evening MailNottingham Evening PostSunday Mercury WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAREvesham JournalHinckley TimesLoughborough Echo NEWS / CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME OF THE YEARBBC Midlands Report, Ghost TrainBBC Radio Derby Breakfast
Praise from the PM
Five regional daily newspapers have been dubbed “trailblazers” by Prime Minister Tony Blair for their work in encouraging volunteers to take part in community activities. He singled out the Plymouth Evening Herald, the Leicester Mercury, the Newcastle Journal, the Manchester
Regional titles join Mozambique appeals
As the Mozambique flood disaster continues to cause appalling suffering for up to a million people in the poverty-stricken African state, regional newspapers around the UK have been finding local angles on the crisis and publicising ways in which their
Leicester's new-look is a hit!
Day one of the new-look Leicester Mercury – and the first edition rolled off the presses with a tribute to its readers’ generosity on page one. Headlined “WE’RE THERE!”, the splash told how readers had contributed to a massive £120,000
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UNITED ON BABY’S NAME: A West Midlands husband who wanted to name his son after the entire Manchester United team has been persuaded by his wife to settle instead for a simple Ryan Matthews – in honour of United’s Ryan
News NIBs from around the regions
POSTMAN’S NIGHTMARE: A Rottweiler chased unlucky postman Paul Elliott into a telephone kiosk after stealing a full mail bag out of his hand. The Shields Gazette reported that Paul rang the assistant manager at the South Shields sorting office who
Sad farewell to a colleague
Journalists from all over the Midlands were among some 200 mourners at the funeral of reporter Richard Wood yesterday. Richard, 49, who was known as “Dickie” to his many friends and colleagues, died when he was struck by a train
Mercury spreads its wings
Readers of the Leicester Mercury are being prepared for a new look from March 1. Since January 1999, staff at the 115,000-circulation evening title have been working with international designer Lucie Lacava on a more modern layout and structure. Her
Mercury readers make a wish come true
Readers of the Leicester Mercury have poured more than £1,000 into a fund to make a dying grandmother’s wish come true. Thanks to the generous donations, Carol Caven’s grandchildren – Allyssa, aged six, and James, aged five – will be
'Hoot' dunnit?
The Leicester Mercury has been rocked by the kidnapping of a familiar face. ‘Elaine the owl’ disappeared from the subs’ desk on November 22, and in its place a chilling ransom note was left by the evil wrong-doers. The realistic
Foxy Lady last hope for Filberts?
Passion on the field at Leicester City FC is being matched by passion for a different sport in one Leicester bar, where a Foxy Lady is attracting support for the club. John Husian, (below), owner of Rum Runner and an
Judge backs down after reporter's challenge
A Leicester Mercury reporter has successfully challenged a judge who threw him out of a nuisance neighbour court hearing. District Judge Richard Merriman told Mercury reporter Tom Pegden to leave the court about 25 minutes into the case at Leicester
Death charge teen named after press appeal
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Regional papers making good use of FOI, report shows
Campaign for Freedom of Information looks at how new Act is used to unearth a wide variety of stories
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
Private letter of apology from editors helps resolve complaint. Plus more from the PCC