Monday, April 14th 2025
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re always accepting pitches. As they’re a local newspaper, they only accept story pitches about Leicester or Leicestershire. Pay is 10p/word. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Tuesday, March 18th 2025
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re always accepting pitches. As they’re a local newspaper, they only accept story pitches about Leicester or Leicestershire. They pay 10p/word. For more information, refer to their post and this page.
Sunday, February 16th 2025
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re always accepting pitches. They’re seeking “investigations, solutions-focused features, news features, human-interest stories, arts and culture features, history features, voices (comment/opinion), photoessays, podcasts, fiction and poetry, and much more!” As they’re a local newspaper, the pieces should be about Leicester. Pay is 10p per word. For details, refer to their post and this page.
Tuesday, January 28th 2025
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re accepting pitches from UK-based writers on the topic of higher education: “With the announcement that De Montfort University is making yet more staff cuts, we want to look at how Leicestershire's universities are faring in the current higher education crisis…” Pay is 10p/word for 1,200 to 1,600 words. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: January 31st, 2025
Tuesday, January 14th 2025
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re accepting pitches from UK-based writers on the topic of higher education: “With the announcement that De Montfort University is making yet more staff cuts, we want to look at how Leicestershire's universities are faring in the current higher education crisis…” They will pay writers 10p/word for 1,200 to 1,600 words. For more information, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: January 31st, 2025
Sunday, January 5th 2025
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re seeking pitches from UK-based writers on the topic of higher education: “With the announcement that De Montfort University is making yet more staff cuts, we want to look at how Leicestershire's universities are faring in the current higher education crisis.” They will pay 10p/word for 1,200 to 1,600 words. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Saturday, December 14th 2024
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re looking for pitches from UK-based writers on the topic of higher education: “With the announcement that De Montfort University is making yet more staff cuts, we want to look at how Leicestershire's universities are faring in the current higher education crisis…” Rate is 10p/word for 1,200 to 1,600 words. For more information, read their post and pitch guide.
Deadline: January 31st, 2025
Sunday, November 17th 2024
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re always accepting pitches. They’re seeking “investigations, solutions-focused features, news features, human-interest stories, arts and culture features, history features, voices (comment/opinion), photoessays, podcasts, fiction and poetry, and much more!” As they’re a local newspaper, the pieces should be about Leicester. Pay is £125 per story. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Tuesday, October 29th 2024
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re seeking engaging pieces (solutions, investigations, and features) about renting in Leicester or Leicestershire. Pay is £125 for 1,200 to 1,600 words. For details, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: October 31st, 2024
Sunday, October 6th 2024
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re looking for engaging pieces (solutions, investigations, and features) about renting in Leicester or Leicestershire. Rate is £125 for 1,200 to 1,600 words. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: October 31st, 2024
Monday, May 6th 2024
The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re looking for solutions-focused features on community cohesion. They’re particularly seeking “anything that highlights two or more communities coming together to solve some of Leicester's most pressing issues.” They pay £125/story. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch guidelines.
Tuesday, March 5th 2024
The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re always open to pitches for stories. As they’re a local newspaper, the stories should be about Leicester. They pay £125 per story. Send your pitches to news@greatcentralgazette.org. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Sunday, February 4th 2024
The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re seeking "solutions-focused and human-interest stories about Leicester." They’re particularly interested in “anything related to policing, crime, communities coming together, worker's rights, access to healthcare and housing & homelessness.” Pay is £125 per article. Email your pitches to news@greatcentralgazette.org. To learn more, refer to this post and this page.
Deadline: February 16th, 2024
Tuesday, October 10th 2023
The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re open to pitches about Diwali. The pitches should be about Leicester. They pay 10p/word up to £100 max. If interested, send your pitches to news@greatcentralgazette.org. For details, refer to their post and pitch guide.
Deadline: October 19th, 2023
Saturday, September 30th 2023
The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit
local newspaper in Leicester. They’re looking for pitches (Leicester-based) on Diwali.
They pay 10p/word up to £100 max. Pitches should be sent to news@greatcentralgazette.org.
For more information, refer to this post and
their pitch guide.
Deadline: October 13th, 2023
Saturday, August 26th 2023
The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re seeking environment features (800+ words). They want pieces that are about local climate/environment issues and are timely for September. Pay is 10p/word (£100 max). Send your pitches (preferably by the end of August) to news@greatcentralgazette.org. To learn more, refer to this post and their pitching guidelines.
Sunday, July 23rd 2023
The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re looking for feature pitches. They’re particularly seeking “anything on local politics, history, the environment, work/unions, and human rights.” As they’re a local newspaper, the pitches should be about Leicester. Pay is 10p/word (£100 max). If interested, send your pitches to news@greatcentralgazette.org. For details, refer to their tweet and guidelines.