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Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
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 complainants. These are either settled to the express satisfaction of the
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
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 complainants. These are either settled to the express satisfaction of the
Resolved complaints
Resolved complaints dealt with by the Press Complaints Commission during October, November and December 2000 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
Donor crisis in Yorkshire
Yorkshire has been plunged into a transplant crisis, the Evening Post has reported, with the number of organ transplants plummeting to an all-time low. Not a single life-saving transplant has been carried out in the region for over a month.
New challenge is set for literacy campaign
A Right to Read campaign, backed by the Yorkshire Evening Post, has reached its half-way mark. The target was to get 3,000 volunteers from the business world into schools to help young readers on a one-to-one basis. Now, 1,500 people
UK regional press campaigns
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
News in brief
Eastern Daily Press readers have sent in donations at a rate of £5,000 a day for the paper’s Sudan Baby Appeal.A total of £50,000 has been raised which the paper says is enough to rescue almost every child from the
Arrested and charged thanks to Evening Post
A new campaign by the Yorkshire Evening Post and Crimestoppers to catch criminals has brought several important breakthroughs. Since the beginning of this year, the paper’s Crime Watch appeals to trace people sought by police have led to the arrest
High profile firearms campaign gathers momentum
A campaign being run by the Yorkshire Evening Post has gathered momentum with some high profile backing. The Ban The Fake Firearms campaign was launched after a big increase in crime in West Yorkshire involving replica guns. Between 1998 and
YEP campaign boosts donor register
New figures from the National Blood Service have shown that a campaign by the Yorkshire Evening Post has boosted the number of potential bone marrow donors. Since a coupon was launched in the paper last month as part of the
Blair vows to revamp bone marrow donor system
The Prime Minister has agreed to overhaul the system of bone marrow donor recruitment following a campaign, backed by the Yorkshire Evening Post, which called for a revamp of the Bone Marrow Register. Carol and Dean Maddocks, who are searching
Reading scheme gets top marks
A regional campaign backed by the Yorkshire Evening Post, aimed at boosting literary skills among primary school children, has won national recognition. Right to Read, which was founded by the charitable organisation Business in the Community, has been presented with
Partnership in crackdown on illegal dumping
Fly-tipping hot spots are coming under the spotlight as the Yorkshire Evening Post teams up with Wakefield Council, Ridings FM and the police. The paper is carrying regular features on the tipping problem in a bid to cut down on
Government cash backsYEP plea
Victims of crime are set to be better informed thanks to Home Office moves which back a Yorkshire Evening Post campaign. Government cash will be set aside to ensure prosecution solicitors keep the victims of crime, and their families, better