A weekly newspaper has introduced a micro-paywall as the National Union of Journalists marks its annual Local News Matters week.

The Rotherham Advertiser, which currently only provides “limited” news on its website, will now publish more council, court and sports stories, as well as columns, online.

Most of its articles, with the exceptions of breaking news and small overnight updates, will now cost 20p to read with readers charged a maximum of 40p per day.