Hundreds of weekly titles are to run the 'Defend Your Right to Know' half wrap on October 30, with daily local titles set to follow suit on Monday (November 3), coinciding with the launch of Journalism Matters, the industry’s annual celebration of journalism. Many titles will also run homepage takeovers online.

The joint front page is part of the local news sector's campaign against government proposals to remove the statutory requirement for alcohol licensing notices to be published in local newspapers.

The plans are part of a wider review of the licensing regime in England and Wales.

The front page ad explains why the government's plans risk shrouding local communities in secrecy and urges readers........

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