Frequently Asked Questions
How Good News England works, where stories come from, and who’s behind it.
Who runs Good News England?
Good News England is founded and edited by Daniel Stevens, and our community writers from The Press Box each have their own writer page. Meet the team on the team page.
Is your content AI-generated?
Some stories are drafted with AI assistance from attributed news sources. Automated stories must clear our source, factuality, relevance and positivity gates, publish at a maximum of one per day, and remain excluded from search indexing until a human explicitly promotes them. Full transparency on the process is documented in our editorial standards.
Where do your stories come from?
We source from the BBC, The Guardian, NHS England, GOV.UK, university press offices, local news outlets via Google News, reader submissions and our charity partners. Every story we publish to search either names its source or comes first-hand from the people involved, and we verify before we publish.
How do you decide what counts as "good news"?
Each story passes a positivity score, a relevance check against a target town or region, and a six-stage publishing gate covering source attribution, content integrity, deduplication and metadata completeness. A story must clear a genuine positivity threshold to be published. The bar is editorial, not algorithmic alone.
Do you cover all of England?
We gather news from towns and cities across England, from major cities like London, Manchester and Birmingham through to smaller towns. Browse the list on the cities page.
Can I submit a story idea?
Yes. Share story ideas, tips and local good news on our story submission page and an editor will review it.
Do you correct mistakes?
Yes. Corrections, clarifications and retractions are handled in line with our editorial standards. If you spot an error, email hello@goodnewsengland.co.uk.
Is Good News England free to read?
Yes, every news story is free with no paywall. The site is reader-supported, and supporters can join at the supporters page for recognition on the supporter wall and a place in the story of the site.
How can I partner with Good News England?
Visit the partnerships page or email hello@goodnewsengland.co.uk with “Partnership Inquiry” in the subject line. We are particularly open to local councils, charities and community organisations.
How quickly will you respond to messages?
We aim to respond to all enquiries within 2 to 3 working days.
Still have a question?
We’d love to hear from you. Story ideas, feedback and corrections are all welcome.
Get in touch