The owner of London court reporting agency Strand News is optimistic his business will survive after a positive response by newsdesks to an appeal for help sent out last week.

Strand News has been covering the Royal Courts of Justice in London – the High Court and the Appeal Court – for 20 years, with a focus on serving the regional press.

Editor James Brewster warned newsdesks around the country in a letter last week that his agency might not survive the year.