How to listen

Calling

Call 03333 404386 from any landline or mobile.

Choosing your newspaper

After the welcome, you'll hear a beep. After the beep, say the name of your town or talking newspaper, for example "Sheffield" or "Sheffield Talking News". Speak normally. You have a few seconds to start.

We'll play the newspaper's name back to you:

• press 1 if it's right;
• press 2 to say it again.

Prefer the keypad? Press hash (#) at the beep instead of speaking, then type the newspaper's area code, for example 0114 for Sheffield, followed by hash.

If you call from a landline, we may suggest a newspaper for your area. Press 1 to accept it, or 9 to choose a different one.

Coming back

When you call again from the same phone, you'll hear "Welcome back. Last time, you listened to…" followed by the newspaper's name. Press 1, or just hold on, to listen again. Press 9 to choose a different newspaper.

If your number is withheld, we can't remember your choice, so you'll be asked to choose each time.

Listening

Your newspaper starts playing. Use your keypad to move around: see the keypad guide. Press 0 at any time to hear the instructions.

Carrying on where you left off

Many talking newspapers remember where you got to, so when you call again you carry on from the same place instead of starting from the beginning.

Long calls

Some talking newspapers play a short beep every 55 minutes, to remind you how long you've been on the call.

Leaving a message

Press star (*) while listening to leave a message for the talking newspaper. Your message is sent to them by email.