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Specsavers Runs Second Featurelink in a Month  

Specsavers is running another wave of Featurelink activity this week to promote its partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society on the Dementia Friends initiative.   Specsavers employees are becoming Dementia Friends with every store now including a team who understands the...

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Ben Fogle Backs Local Press Industry

Freedom of speech is a fundamental part of any democracy but, sadly, it is all too easily taken for granted. The right to question authority, to hold power to account, and to expose wrongdoing faces a near constant array of...

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Ed Balls Writes for Local Newspaper Week

Outside of the Westminster bubble, life is truly local. Local newspapers are central to local life and are being read by bigger audiences than ever before, reaching more than 95 per cent of British postcodes. With its deep-rooted community links,...

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Trusted Local Press is Making a Difference

Today is the start of Local Newspaper Week (15- 21 May) which celebrates the role of trusted local newspapers in their communities and, through Making a Difference, their unique ability to campaign for real change which improves people’s lives. Run...

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Applications Invited for BBC Local News Partnerships

Applications from local news organisations who wish to receive content under the Local News Partnerships initiative agreed by the BBC and News Media Association will be accepted from Monday until the deadline of 26 May. The partnership agreement between the BBC...

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