Local and regional journalists are on the shortlist for awards at this year’s Asian Media Awards. In the regional journalist of the year category, Lillie Almond, of Heart News East and LBC News is shortlisted alongside Pritti Mistry, Tasnim Nazeer of STV News, Sabbiyah Pervez of BBC Look North, Davinia…

The Bournemouth Daily Echo has ensured the identities of two boys who stabbed a man to death could be made public. The Bournemouth Echo was able to reveal the identities of 17-year-old killers Jack James Hindley and Samuel Roy Jones after they were convicted of Edward Reeve’s murder, following an…

The new editor of the Herald in Scotland has vowed to bring an enthusiasm and energy to her new role as she seeks to create ‘a hugely exciting chapter’ in the title’s history. Catherine Salmond joined the Glasgow-based broadsheet last week from Scotland on Sunday in Edinburgh. In a column…

The day of the Queen’s Funeral was marked by photographs which will stand the test of time, documenting an historic moment in the UK. But away from Westminster and Windsor, how did local news photographers set about recording the day? Greg Martin, a photojournalist at CornwallLive, looks back on how…

It is perhaps, the most unusual of public relations offers: Press tickets to attend a theatre show, on the condition that you don’t actually review it. That’s the situation Manchester Evening News lifestyle editor Dianne Bourne found herself in when she finally got to watch Mrs Doubtfire: The Musical which…

A campaign backed by the Liverpool Echo to introduce a ‘Hillsborough Law’ to ensure bereaved families can properly take part in inquests has moved a step forward. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer committed to introducing the law during his party’s annual conference which was held in Liverpool. The Echo has…

DC Thomson’s news brands, stories and journalists swept the board at the annual Scottish Press Awards, with editor-in-chief Frank O’Donnell saying it reflected the digital transformation the business has undergone in the last two years. In a ceremony held in Glasgow, DC Thomson won almost a third of prizes, including…

A councillor has been told to apologise and another is facing formal censure after calling a journalist ‘pea-brained’ and ‘grubby.’ Guildford Borough Council’s probe into the actions of councillors Paul Spooner and Graham Eyre heard the Tory pair were accused of sending emails and messages about the editor of local…

A community news reporter is launching a weekly podcast to further engage and interact with the people he serves in Suffolk. Sam Harrison, 24, joined the Bury Free Press in May as part of the Community News Project, a partnership between the NCTJ, Meta, and regional publishers. The project supports…