THE multi award-winning Bucks Free Press is recruiting a local democracy reporter to join its team.

Based from our Loudwater office, the successful candidate will report on the local council and help shine a light on issues affecting the area. 

Editor Katie French said: “This is a great opportunity for anyone with a passion for democracy and holding those in power to account to join our award-winning team.

“We are an equal opportunities employer and are particularly interested in receiving applications from people from underrepresented backgrounds or career-returners.” 

Candidates should be qualified reporters or have relevant experience with a background in, or knowledge of, local democracy issues in Buckinghamshire.

Anyone interested in the vacancy should email a copy of their CV along with a covering letter to katie.french@newsquest.co.uk or via post to Bucks Free Press, Station Road, Loudwater, HP10 9TX.

The Bucks Free Press is a weekly newspaper, first founded in 1856. The title helped launched the career of many successful journalists, including the late author Terry Pratchett.