The UK newspaper industry boosted its newsprint recycling to 65.1 per cent for 2002, an increase over the previous figure of 63.5 per cent for 2001. The Newspaper Industry Materials Committee of the Newspaper Society has agreed to certain targets
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Still a celebration: Local Newspaper Week
More special features, events, competitions and reader offers have been highlighted by the Newspaper Society for Local Newspaper Week, which ran from May 5-11. Politicians, celebrities, community figures and businesses were interviewed – or wrote columns themselves – acknowledging the
Celebration of the UK regional press gets under way
Regional newspapers are promoting the work they do in the community as part of a week-long celebration organised by The Newspaper Society. Those taking part have been asking young people to contribute stories, as part of a contest to highlight
"Vital role will expand" – incoming president
The incoming president of the Newspaper Society has vowed to build on the organisation’s vital role for the industry. Tim Bowdler (right), chief executive of Johnston Press, will take over as president on July 1. At the NS annual meeting
Why people read our old newspapers
As Newsplan 2000 gets underway to preserve the content of fragile old UK newspapers, new research has been carried out to chart how back copies on file or microfilm are being used around the country. More than 1,600 of the
Media ownership plea
The regional press is calling for controls on media ownership to be abandoned as part of the Communications White Paper. The Newspaper Society, which represents the industry, has told the Government it supports further liberalisation of cross-media ownership restrictions and
Regional press writers given chance to grab share of £23,000 prize pot
Dedicated category for Regional Journalist of the Year in finance-related awards
Winners announced for Newspaper Society's annual editorial awards
Evening Times scoops top prize – plus all the other highlights
Oxford Times and Kent On Sunday win at Weekly Newspaper Awards
Sir Ray Tindle’s long press career acknowledged at industry event – See the full winners list
News Letter writer nets top journalism prize
Adrienne McGill from The News Letter in Belfast has been named Bradford & Bingley Personal Finance Regional Journalist of the Year. Judges chose the business and personal finance editor as the category winner after praising her for her “ability to
Bournemouth treble as Echo lifts Newspaper of the Year title
Winners of the EDF Energy London and South of England Awards are revealed
Shortlist for EDF Energy London and South of England Journalism Awards is revealed
More than 25 newspapers and broadcasters are in with a chance of taking home a prize
Weekly newspaper awards are open for entries
Newspaper Society’s prestigious annual event is launched
Weekly newspapers line up for annual industry awards
Journalists from weekly newspapers around the country are to gather in Warwickshire for the Weekly Newspaper Awards. The Forest of Arden Marriott hotel will host the Newspaper Society event on Thursday. The judges will reward both advertising and editorial successes
RNLI thanks regionals for their support
Regional newspapers from across the UK have been recognised for their support of the RNLI. The charity, which rescues an average of 21 people from the sea every day, has handed out media supports awards to the Caithness Courier, Dundee
Newspapers' education team picks up family learning prize
The Newcastle Chronicle and Journal Newspapers in Education team has won a national award for family learning. They picked up the 2004 Family Learning Week Award in the Literacy, Language and Numeracy category. The prize is in recognition of their