A community reporter’s first splash is often testament to their local connections and commitment to getting untold voices heard. This is especially true for Will Luker, community news reporter for Gloucestershire Live, whose story about the impact of cuts to a village bus service landed the coveted front page spot…

Forty million people now read local news media in print and digital every month, new data has revealed. The latest research from JICREG Trust Local was revealed at the same time a new survey showed that public trust in local news brands has grown sharply in recent years. The latest…

Hello, Welcome to the first Behind Local News Weekly of 2023. We’ve got lots of exciting stuff planned in the weeks ahead, including wrapping up our 365 Acts of Local News in 2022 — there are some great additions to round off the list from December. Today’s main article comes…

Peter Sands looks back on the life of Nick Herbert, who was editorial director of the newspaper group Westminster Press for 18 years, and has died aged 88. In the 1970s and 80s Nick Herbert was a “kingmaker” who appointed many of the regional Press’s high-profile editors. Former colleagues described…

The BBC intends to invest heavily in its local news websites in 2023, partially at the expense of down-grading the localness of BBC local radio. Jeremy Clifford looks at what that is likely to mean for local news journalists over the next 12 months…. — As we embark on 2023, it is somewhat depressing to see the BBC about to be at loggerheads with the commercial news publishers all over again — this time because their controversial plans to expand their online news service has been approved by Ofcom.

A weekly newspaper has demanded justice for a woman shot dead on Christmas Eve. The Wirral Globe returned to print after the Christmas break and splashed on the murder of Elle Edwards, who died after a shooting at a pub on the Wirral. Editor Andrew Kilmurray said: “Our team across…

Journalists on a regional news website shared their most memorable stories of the year in a December 31 round-up shared with newsletter subscribers. Their selection included heart-warming human interest stories, social affairs issues, what’s on features and a stunning photograph. Editor Dion Jones wrote: “2022 has been an incredible year…

The Liverpool Echo has demanded Everton FC owners answer criticism from fans as the club struggle in the Premier League. In a powerful front page, the Echo said silence was not an option, with Everton FC writer Joe Thomas arguing that what is going on at Goodison Park goes beyond…

On Behind Local News, we often make the point that behind every national or international news story, there’s normally a local news story being told too. But could it really be true that the death of footballer Pele have a local news line here in the UK? Turns out the…