BONDAGE AND BURGLARY: A middle-aged man had to be cut free from a tangle of chains after a bondage session with a woman who took advantage of him in more ways than one. As he lay clad in a black
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WHAT A MOUTHFUL: A pub regular swapped beer for a gigantic chocolate bar in a charity challenge at his local. The Lancashire Evening Post reported that engineer Geoff Evans guzzled nine pounds of Toblerone in nine hours. The stunt, at
Star is praised for 'sensitive' reporting
The Sheffield Star has won praise from a council chief for the way it reported the asylum seekers crisis. Leader of Sheffield Council, Peter Moore, told a meeting of the city’s Corporate Strategy Committee: “The Star must be praised for
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Best publisher organised event – weekly newspapersWinner: West Lothian Courier – Livingston F.C. Open DayHighly commended: Morecambe Visitor – The Night Before ChristmasCertificate of merit: Oxford Times Series – In Business Exhibition Best in-paper reader offer – daily/Sunday newspapersWinner: Evening
Together we can boost sales
Teamwork between editorial, sales and promotions is the key to boosting regional newspaper sales. That will be one of the key messages at the Newspaper Society’s two-day annual newspaper sales conference which started in Manchester today. More than 300 delegates
Countryside reflections for former staffman
Former Sheffield Star reporter David Kavanagh has launched his ownwebsite about British countryside issues – quite ironic as he was once areluctant witness in a national court case against Animal Liberation Frontextremists. The case at Sheffield Crown Court in 1987
Media law expert Greenwood steps down from NCTJ role
Mark Hanna takes over as chair of law examinations board
Child victim named after press court appeal
Judge was told that victim’s family supported the lifting of her anonymity
Two-year FOI battle over 'Donnygate' quiz ends in victory for the Star
Paper wins fight to reveal which councillors paid expenses back after audit revealed ‘jet set’ lifestyle
Irwin joins press watchdog board
KMG editorial director takes on role following departure of Paul Horrocks from PCC
Inaccuracy and intrusion
Resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC in January and February 2003. The majority of complaints made to the Press Complaints Commission, which raise a possible breach of the Code of Practice, are resolved directly between the Commission’s staff, editors
Star support for Jamie-Leigh
The Sheffield Star is asking its readers to donate £5,000 to make a big difference to a young girl’s life. Jamie-Leigh Griffiths had both feet removed when she was eight-months old after they became infected with by septicaemia following a
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Pro-active newspaper campaign encourages readers to Stand Together
Star appeal helps rebuild tsunami-hit village for a second time
Earthquake destroyed paper’s efforts but it pledges to rebuild – bigger and better
Bikers targeted by paper's off-road initiative
The Sheffield Star has launched a campaign to stop illegal off-road bikers who pose a threat to people’s lives across South Yorkshire. South Yorkshire police officers received 250 complaints between May and October over what has been branded a “dangerous
Star plea for work on infamous bypass
The Sheffield Star has launched a petition to improve a by-pass which claimed the lives of two local boys. The four-year-olds were killed when the BMW their mother was driving collided with a lorry at Stocksbridge. The campaign comes after