PIKACHU FRENZY: Is there a regional newspaper in the land that hasn’t found an angle on the Pokemon card craze? “Schools bans card craze” has become commonplace. This week, the Hull Daily Mail revealed that two youngsters were threatened with
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Sentinel launches Sunday title
The first new Sunday paper of the millennium is being launched by the Sentinel, in Stoke-on-Trent, this weekend. The Sentinel, which has been the area’s paper for 150 years and pioneered regional electronic media for the Northcliffe group with its
Midlands awards shortlist revealed
Nominations for the awards are as follows: DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEARBirmingham Evening MailNottingham Evening PostSunday Mercury WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAREvesham JournalHinckley TimesLoughborough Echo NEWS / CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME OF THE YEARBBC Midlands Report, Ghost TrainBBC Radio Derby Breakfast
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UNITED ON BABY’S NAME: A West Midlands husband who wanted to name his son after the entire Manchester United team has been persuaded by his wife to settle instead for a simple Ryan Matthews – in honour of United’s Ryan
Staff work through the night on Stan Matthews special
Staff at The Sentinel worked through the night to produce a 64-page special about Stoke’s most famous son, soccer legend Stanley Matthews, within 12 hours of his death. The paper learned of Matthews’ death at about 6.30 last night. The
Sad farewell to a colleague
Journalists from all over the Midlands were among some 200 mourners at the funeral of reporter Richard Wood yesterday. Richard, 49, who was known as “Dickie” to his many friends and colleagues, died when he was struck by a train
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FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART: Cheeky baby Cameron Morton has a perfect heart-shaped red birthmark on his bottom – which shows no sign of fading. The Grimsby Telegraph could not resist showing the world a picture of one-year-old Cameron,
News NIBs from around the regions
PULL THE UDDER ONE: Dairy farmers are turning to aromatherapy in a bid to cure mastitis in their cows, reports The Telegraph & Argus, Bradford. A former farmer from Skipton has created a blend of lavender, eucalyptus, geranium and damask
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
Times accepts woman died from natural causes – plus more news from the PCC
Complaints and corrections
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC. This story 21.5.2003 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 and
Paper's coverage was "justified and accurate"
A man who was offered a key council post but lost out on his new job because of a political donation he made has been told the Sentinel was right to report on the story. Len Gibbs complained to the
Big gun joins Sentinel push
The Sentinel’s Caring About Tomorrow campaign for a new £200 million single-site hospital has received a huge boost after a leading figure added his name to the campaign petition. Dr Keith Prowse, medical director of North Staffordshire Hospital has joined
Hospital campaign nets 10,000 names
More than 10,000 readers have backed the Stoke Sentinel’s campaign to get a new hospital built in North Staffordshire. Within a week of petitions being made available at newsagents, readers have flocked to put their signature to the appeal. And
Readers keen to back new hospital bid
The Sentinel has enjoyed an overwhelming response to its campaign for a new hospital in North Staffordshire. Within days of petitions being made available at local newsagents, thousands of readers signed up to register support. The newspaper launched its appeal
Sentinel piles pressure onthe Government
The Sentinel has launched a campaign to put pressure on the government to build a new hospital in North Staffordshire. The Stoke newspaper is printing a series of features to highlight the need. And readers are being urged to put
Sentinel's GreenSteps
The Sentinel is making it easier for commuters around Stoke to get to work – and leave their car at home. The paper has teamed up with local bus company PMT to offer cut-price return tickets on certain days. Readers