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Shields Gazette is a key force in the drugs war

Drugs Tsar Keith Hellawell has praised the Shields Gazettefor its efforts to fight the menace of drugs. The man in charge of the Government drive to tackle drug-related problems said the paper was a key force in defending SouthTyneside from

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Generous readers of The Shields Gazette have raised £9,000 in less than a month for a little girl who needs £15,000 for surgery on a facial deformity. Editor Rob Lawson said: “I’m delighted with how the appeal has gone so

Appeal joy for Katie

It was a race against time, but The Shields Gazette and its generous readers have raised £15,000 in just six weeks to help a four-year-old girl have urgent facial surgery. Editor Rob Lawson says “Cash For Katie” has been one

Echo calls on readers to help get a Statue for Stokoe

The Sunderland Echo and sister paper The Shields Gazette are calling on readers to help raise £73,000 to build a statue in honour of former Sunderland AFC manager and FA Cup hero Bob Stokoe. The North East newspapers have joined

'Fastest' appeal brings £10,000 in two weeks

A Shields Gazette campaign to raise £5,000 for a two-year-old girl battling a brain tumour has broken its appeal records. The newspaper asked its readers to donate £5,000 to send Elena Kidd and her family to Disneyland, Paris. Within just

Guns amnesty gets results

More than 40 dangerous air weapons have been taken off the streets of South Tyneside in an operation prompted by the Shields Gazette’s Hand Them In campaign. Police are so pleased with the success of the guns amnesty that it

Gazette move could bring forward surgery

A Tynecastle newspaper has got off to a flying start with its campaign to send an eight-year-old boy to Australia for pioneering brain tumour surgery. Elliott Lamb was diagnosed with a rare form a epilepsy four years ago, causing him

Paper's fight hits Westminster

The editor of a Tyneside newspaper has taken his paper’s fight to Westminster, backed by a 1,100-name petition. Rob Lawson, of The Shields Gazette, met energy minister Peter Hain to urge the Government to provide a much-needed miners’ testing centre

Minister backs work campaign

The Shields Gazette has received Government recognition for its efforts to help people in South Tyneside find work. The We Can Work It Out campaign was praised by the Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities, Tessa Jowell,

Booklet boost to drink campaign

The dangerous impact of alcohol is being highlighted to Tynesiders in a 24-page booklet from the Shields Gazette. Thousands of the glossy pamphlets are being sent out across South Tyneside. The move was sparked by the overwhelming public response to

Johnston performing 'better than expected'

The circulations of weekly newspapers owned by Johnston Press have continued to rise over the past six months, according to the publisher. The increase is in keeping with the trend of the past seven years, and there were also marked

Johnston Press signals intent as revenue and profits rise

Johnston Press has announced its results for the year, and signalled its intention to expand. The regional press publisher, which owns 241 local newspapers and runs 160 community websites, recorded a 15 per cent increase in turnover, which rose to

Johnston profits up 51 per cent

Johnston Press made pre-tax profits of £66.7m in the first half of this year, and says it has made a “satisfactory” start to the second half. In its interim results for the six months to June 30, the regional newspaper

Johnston presses ahead

Johnston Press is reporting that trading for the first five months of the year has been “encouraging” and ahead of the board’s expectations. Its latest trading update reveals like-for-like advertising revenues grew by two per cent in the first five

Record profits for Johnston

Turnover and operating profit at Johnston Press both increased by more than 40 per cent last year, to £428.4m and £129.5m respectively, the group has announced. The figures were revealed in the preliminary results for the year ending December 31,