A weekly newspaper which was launched by Newsquest just three years ago is to become a daily paper in the New Year. The Oldham Times will become a six-days-a-week print title from January 2021, returning a daily newspaper to the...

Archant is launching a new unit called Archant Ventures to champion local entrepreneurship within the community. Archant Ventures will invest in local organisations that show real growth potential – to accelerate their success, create new jobs and make a positive...

A Local Democracy Reporter used her experience of reporting on local politics in Oldham to get the inside track as fears mounted that the town would be locked down following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. In a piece for...

 2.2m extra people visited local news websites in June this year, compared to January, according to new Comscore figures, the Press Gazette has reported. The total number of monthly unique visitors jumped from 39.4m in January to 41.6m in June....

Archant has launched Local Recall; a new digital archive with millions of news articles dating back to 1870. The project was funded by the Google Digital News Innovation Fund in 2017. The articles can be searched online using voice...

Reach plc has announced the continued expansion of its digital network of regional news brands, committing to a further three launches in June. New sites confirmed will be NorthantsLive, HampshireLive and SussexLive. The first site to market will be...

Newsquest has launched The Vale Journal for the Blackmore Vale area spanning the borders of Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset. The Journal is a new edition of the Salisbury Journal, which is the third oldest weekly paper in the country. Publisher Bill Browne...

This week over 30 of Newsquest and JPI Media’s newspapers have turned their mastheads blue and added in the rainbow symbol in solidarity to support the NHS and all key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.   Jeremy Clifford, JPI Media’s Editor...

JPIMedia titles have joined forces to celebrate local NHS heroes today as well as other vital key roles from carers and shop workers to refuse collectors and bus drivers as they play their part in a campaign involving more...