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"Right now, there has never been a greater need for accountability, storytelling, and trusted information."
Here are 10 times @Plymouth_Live has made a difference so far in 2020 (

@sarewaddington) https://bit.ly/33CFzS1

10 times PlymouthLive has made a difference in 2020

In the year we faced a global pandemic, here's why local journalism in Plymouth and across the UK matters more now than ever before

https://bit.ly/33CFzS1

#1: Our #TheseFourWalls campaign - thank you to our readers for helping us raise money for vital local charities during lockdown https://bit.ly/2SHn2hr

Living alone in lockdown, eight floors above the rest of Plymouth

A disabled great-grandfather talks to us about depression, illness and Robbie Williams' pants

https://bit.ly/2SHn2hr

#2: Quiz maestro @erinnblackk's Lockdown Pub Quiz, Happy Hour and Isolation Sessions which raised money and smiles during the lockdown. Relive one here if you wish

#JournalismMatters
https://bit.ly/33zcTJo

#3: Our reporters may have been working from their bedrooms, kitchens and sheds but @Ed_Oldfield and others haven't stopped scrutinising our council and MPs
#JournalismMatters
https://twitter.com/ed_oldfield?lang=en

https://twitter.com/ed_oldfield?lang=en

#4: Local people mean everything to us. Our journalists report the hardest things with the utmost compassion.
#JournalismMatters https://bit.ly/3eidToq

Heartbroken dad pays tribute to Frankie Macritchie a year on

PlymouthLive has spoken exclusively to the Macritchie family a year on from the day they lost their "little joker"

https://bit.ly/3eidToq

#5: We love this city and we're on a mission to teach you all the fun and quirky local history stuff you didn't learn in school
#JournalismMatters
https://bit.ly/2SK2qWJ

#6: The most important thing of all - we stand up for under-represented communities and give a voice to those who need one most. We'll never stop and won't apologise.
https://bit.ly/32kvarC
#JournalismMatters

Gypsies, camps, beliefs: Truths and tales about Travellers

Did you know that not all travellers actually travel

https://bit.ly/32kvarC

#7: Hopefully we make you smile every now and again. Not all local journalism needs to be serious to matter and make a difference.
https://bit.ly/32WFB5r
#JournalismMatters

Plymouth Sexy list 2020: Hottest 130 men and women in the city

It's that time of year, the annual official Plymouth Sexy List is back - and bigger than ever before

https://bit.ly/32WFB5r

#8: We only report the *facts* about coronavirus - and we stand up for our region when we need to
#JournalismMatters

#9: We've campaigned for improvements to Universal Credit, leasehold contracts and much, much more on behalf of our readers
http://bit.ly/2VLZqsr
#JournalismMatters

Single Plymouth mum's nightmare as world turned upside down

Plymouth parent Rebecca Morris says she cannot tap into any Government offer of financial help after Boris Johnson ordered the closure of the tattoo parlour where she ran her freelance body piercing...

http://bit.ly/2VLZqsr

#10: Our investigative reporting (via @maxc73) into the loan charge scandal led the way and helped get @Plymouth_Live nominated for Website of the Year at the Regional Press Awards.
http://bit.ly/30nwzfL
#JournalismMatters

Tax reforms creating NHS staffing and mental health crisis

Dr Iain Campbell says issue has likely caused an 11,000 reduction in the number of doctors in this country, and he believed the stress and anxiety is harming the mental health of some medics –...

http://bit.ly/30nwzfL

Forgot to mention in the first tweet that it's #JournalismMattersWeek. Support your local website, #buyapaper and remember journalists are not your enemy - they're your neighbours and friends working on behalf of your community

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