Local newspapers are a catalyst for activity in the property market with local press readers far more likely than average to be considering buying or selling property in the next year, according to independent data. And the chief executive of...

Organised by Local Media Works, this year’s Local Newspaper Week highlighting the power of local newspapers to make a difference to the communities they serve through campaigning will be held from 15 to 21 May. Weekly and daily local newspapers...

Business Secretary Greg Clark has said that local newspapers “make a vital contribution” to the success of local businesses. Mr Clark was responding to a Parliamentary question from Ian Austin, MP for Dudley North, Labour, about the Wolverhampton Express and...

Local Media Works has released a new filler ad for member local and regional media publishers highlighting the high levels of trust in local newsbrands amid the debate on fake news and the importance of trusted journalism.      Print...

Newsquest has demonstrated its faith in the power of printed newspapers with the launch of two new editions of Sussex title The Argus in just four weeks.   Boasting a bumper 48 pages for its launch edition, the Lewes and...

More than 70 daily and weekly local newspaper titles are to run a Featurelink campaign for the Department of Work and Pensions encouraging people to get a forecast for their state pension.   Running later this month, the campaign -...

Newsquest has announced the launch of a new online public notices platform that enables the public to be better informed about local decisions. The new responsive website delivers added value to local councils by extending the reach of their statutory...

The Queen has led the tributes to The Scotsman as the newspaper celebrates its bicentenary. In a letter to Ian Stewart, editorial director of The Scotsman, the Queen wrote: “I was most interested to learn that The Scotsman is today...

Local Media Works chairman Craig Nayman, Archant chief commercial officer, has highlighted the power of local media for advertisers in the cluttered media landscape. In a piece for ExchangeWire this week, Mr Nayman argues that the deep and trusted relationship...