The Newsquest newspaper group has been praised in Parliament for its campaign to get fairer funding for children’s hospices. Bob Spink, MP for the Castle Point constituency in Essex, spoke out in response to a campaign by the Evening Echo
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News & Star in firing line in United closure row
The News & Star is being blamed for a football club owner’s threat to withdraw Carlisle United from the football league and close it down. Club owner Michael Knighton says bad publicity in the paper, along with a supporters’ campaign
Grot-stoppers hailed
The Portsmouth News is celebrating the first anniversary and success of its Stop The Grot campaign. Since March 2001, the paper has been committed to getting rid of litter, cleaning up graffiti and tidying up mess and has cleared more
Readers asked to dish the dirt on dog mess
A newspaper campaign to try to clear the streets of dog mess is calling on readers to dish the dirt. The name-and-shame fight of the Portsmouth News is listing the 20 worst hotspots for dog dirt and calling for official
Argus leads the way in support of Big Brother's Helen
The South Wales Argus has been campaigning to keep Big Brother housemate Helen Adams in the house – with national newspapers now following its lead. The Argus has been backing Gwent hairdresser Helen Adams for victory in the Channel Four
BBC 'values local papers' – but report backs speedy move to ultra-local TV
Long-awaited report examines impact on West Midlands and Hull press – and backs new moves
How supplements, new products and web innovation boosts local press
Regional publishers are extending their brands to meet thirst for news on demand
'Penetration the key to new markets' as circulations fall again
Claims that sales decline is being offset by supporting media products
Regionals launch surge of new titles in bid to attract wider range of readers
Survey gives an industry snapshot and finds more than 55,000 people now work in the regional press
£12.5m press investment brings more colour and capacity
More than 70 group newspapers and magazines will originate from Thorpe Print Centre
Secrecy 'is biggest obstacle' to reporting – survey
A new report is claiming that the greatest obstacle to free reporting is secrecy among public bodies. In a wide-ranging survey, more than 80 per cent of regional daily newspaper editors and more than 60 per cent of weekly newspaper
New look for a new era at News Shopper
The News Shopper series has hit the streets with a fresh new look following a wholesale redesign of the paper. Timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of London’s oldest free newspaper next January, the redesign has seen the News
'Freedom to report is vital' – Michael Howard
To mark Local Newspaper Week this week, Leader of the Opposition Michael Howard has written about the “important and invaluable” role of the regional press in this article released through The Newspaper Society. Do you remember how not too long
Public services shrouded in official secrecy, claim editors
News staff tell of the obstacles and excuses which hamper reporting
Press freedom plea to editors
Regional press is asked to give insight on barriers to reporting
Trinity Mirror future revealed
Trinity Mirror plans to cut some 550 jobs as part of a programme to save £25m a year by 2005. An announcement published alongside its interim results said the company’s future would be reached through a three-phase programme of “stabilise,