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Newsquest Titles To Gift £125,000 To Local Charities

Newsquest is giving readers a chance to decide how to give away £125,000 to good causes across the country. Newsquest launched its 'Cash for Charities' drive on Monday across its portfolio of titles including The Northern Echo, South Wales Argus...

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Local Media Unites To Support Hospitality Sector 

Local news publishers, Reach, Iliffe, Midland News Association and Archant have united to back a campaign to support the hospitality industry, which was hit hard during the pandemic. They have teamed up with Hospitality Action and other charities to call...

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Reach Plc Pledges To 30% Club

Reach announced today that they have joined the 30% Club, becoming the first UK news publisher to commit to at least 30 per cent women on its board and senior management by 2023, whilst also committing to greater representation...

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NMA Welcomes PACAC Inquiry Into Cabinet Office FOI Compliance

The News Media Association has welcomed the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the Cabinet Office’s implementation of FOI laws. In a submission to PACAC’s consultation, the NMA expressed concerns over the Cabinet Office impeding access to...

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Northern Echo Compels BBC To Refund TV Viewers

The Northern Echo has prompted the BBC to refund viewers after a fire at a Bilsdale transmitter left thousands of people without TV signals. Over 1,000 people contacted the newspaper with their concerns, especially for elderly residents. The BBC had...

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StokeonTrentLive Fights To Name Teenage Robber

StokeonTrent Live successfully applied for reporting restrictions to be lifted to name a 17-year-old who attacked a man with a machete in a terrifying street mugging. The teenager, who was only 16 at the time of the robbery, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years...

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World News Day To Take Place On 28 September

World News Day, a global campaign to display support for journalists and their audiences organised by the Canadian Journalism Foundation and WAN-IFRA's World Editors Forum, will take place on 28 September.   The campaign hopes to unite more than 300 news...

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