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In 2017, BBC created the Local News Partnership scheme (LNP) to increase coverage of local stories in the UK. The programme saw 150 reporters joining regional newsrooms up and down the country with a three-year contract paid by BBC to scrutinise local governments and write about public interest topics.
Matthew Barraclough
Over the three and a half years, these journalists published 200,000 stories, uncovering the dramatic reduction in bus journeys across the UK, investigating Gloucestershire police staff who sold part-worn tyres from force vehicles for personal gain, and shedding light on failures in criminal background…
