THE UK's leading regional media group has today launched a campaign to showcase how businesses across the country are responding to the climate crisis. 

Newsquest, publisher of the Daily Echo, has launched its Climate Crisis - Time For Change campaign. 

Across its 160 titles, which also includes the Bournemouth Daily Echo, The Brighton Argus, The Northern Echo, Bradford Telegraph & Argus and The York Press, the publisher will be sharing updates on how local and national businesses are responding to the challenge. 

As well as this, coverage will include news from across the globe, telling the real stories of the impact that climate change is having on people and places, as well the latest science around the issue. 

The campaign by Newsquest, which has over  40 million unique visitors online, was the brainwave of Magazines Manager at the publisher, Emma Stowell-Corten. 

She said: " “I feel it is important that we use our privileged position as a trusted local news source to ensure that accurate news and information about the climate crisis is freely available. 

“With so much disinformation around, it’s important that we use our platforms to make sure our  readers are as informed as possible.  This is a crisis that requires all of our attention.

“Our titles are uniquely placed to share news from across the world, along with local issues and stories that impact on the challenge ahead, and as local trusted newspapers we know it's our societal and moral duty to give readers the facts.”