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Peter Barron
What we have written about Peter Barron
Tributes to journalist who pursued 'Wearside Jack'
Award-winning reporter turned lecturer loses battle with cancer
A decade of change in the regional press
The stories that made the headlines ten years ago this week
Industry leaders send their birthday greetings
Messages of congratulations for HTFP’s ten-year milestone
Friday Funnies: Someone's a poet but doesn't know it
Plus: Man uses pub toilet shocker and more media funnies
Echo in fresh internet safety campaign move
Paper prints 15,000 cards to be handed out to young people
Brown in regional press charm offensive
Editors raise local issues at Downing Street get-together
Regional daily carries pages from rival title
Festive mix-up at printing plant could become ‘collectors’ item’
Paper claims victory in 'safe surfing' campaign
New scheme heralds win in Echo’s battle for better web security
Watchdog rejects BNP activist's 'ridiculous' complaint
Regional daily editor welcomes PCC ruling
'Plenty of life' left in newspapers says Echo boss
Industry’s future difficult to tell beyond 15 years
Photographer runs 'dream headline' front page project
Plus: New paper by bloggers and more news in brief
Editor hits out at Brown over teaching jobs site
Government portal could further damage local press advertising
Sir Harry drops in on his former newsroom
Sunday Times legend praises campaigning spirit of Northern Echo
Imperial newspaper could be top student title again
See the full shortlist for the annual Guardian Student Media Awards
Teenager heads for London 2012 as Echo smashes target
Regional daily achieves fundraising goal within days