Fighting injustice and pulling in cash Regional newspapers across the UK are demonstrating their campaigning zeal on issues ranging from the state of playground swings to the allocation of Government cash. One of the most vigorous campaigns has been waged
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Almost 500 jobs have been created by the Liverpool Echo’s Kickstart campaign, for anyone setting up their own business or expanding an existing one.Editor Mark Dickinson said: “Merseyside has proved its ‘get up and go’ spirit.” River accidents have been
Editor calls for debate over windy issue
The Western Morning News is calling for a “full, open, widely publicised and reported debate” before wind turbines planned for the Westcountry are built. The Plymouth-based newspaper has reported that more than 50 giant turbines are to be built in
Press campaign raises £25,000 in three weeks
An appeal in the Western Morning News raised enough money in just three weeks to ensure that pioneering treatment for a rare form of epilepsy in children can continue for another year. Sarah’s Appeal was launched by the paper to
WMN to fight on as horse export debate ends in failure
The Western Morning News is to continue its fight for a ban on the export of live horses, ponies and donkeys to the Continent after crucial European talks on the issue collapsed without agreement. It had been hoped that an
25,000 sign horse transport ban petition
More than 25,000 readers are backing the Western Morning News campaign to stop a resumption of the live export of horses, ponies and donkeys for meat. The signatures on the newspaper’s petition against the trade, which would see the animals
Take yet more care, warns Western Morning News
The Western Morning News is re-launching its Take Moor Care campaign. Originally implemented in 1999 to encourage drivers on the Dartmoor roads to slow down and stick to the 40mph speed limit, the campaign was aimed to reduce the alarming
Fears allayed over pub music ban
A Westcountry daily has celebrated a campaign’s success after the news broke that its drive to keep live music in pubs was backed by the House of Lords. The Western Morning News, based in Plymouth, launched a campaign earlier this
Music protest comes alive
Pub life is coming under the microscope in the west of England, where performers are queuing up to back the Western Morning News campaign to save live music. It is campaigning against the Government’s Licensing Bill, which is seen as
Animals safer thanks to roadside electronics
Action to raise awareness of wild ponies on Dartmoor’s busy roads has resulted in electronic speed warnings being installed to slow drivers down. And it is a newspaper campaign that’s being thanked for raising awareness of the problem of drivers
'Moor care' plea gets results
A campaign to protect ponies wandering the moors of Devon has seen a victory – with new speed warnings set to tell drivers when to slow down. The Western Morning News had championed the cause of the wild animals, which
Supermarket chain's £8m response to "Buy Local" call
A major supermarket chain has launched an £8m local produce initiative – in response to the Western Morning News Buy Local campaign. The arrangement will guarantee a local market for farmers supplying locally-produced beef to 130 Somerfield stores across the
'Glaring omission' investigation
An evening paper is backing calls to ensure servicemen who made sacrifices in one of the Cold War’s stand-offs 50 years ago are recognised. The Western Morning News says a “glaring omission” in the official medals lists for conflicts and
Congratulations on local angle
Food and farming minister Lord Whitty has heaped praise on the Western Morning News Buy Local campaign at a conference on sourcing local food. He congratulated the paper on its work, aimed at revitalizing local industries in the wake of
"Shameful cover up" on foot and mouth
The Government’s decision to avoid a full public inquiry into the foot and mouth crisis has been slammed as a “shameful cover-up” by the editor of the Western Morning News. Barrie Williams was speaking following a High Court ruling that
Jeff Chef strikes a chord
Support for the Western Morning News Buy Local campaign is flooding in as it enters its third month. Hundreds of shops, pubs, schools and cafes are showing their support by displaying the paper’s special Jeff Chef stickers and posters letting