2026 FRIDAY FOCUS NEWSLETTER ISSUE DATES & DEADLINES

By Louise Willis, Thursday 18 December 2025

Below are the dates and deadlines for Arena's Friday Focus Newsletter for 2026. All copy deadlines are 48 hours prior to the issue date listed below. Please send all news for Friday Focus by email to louise@arena.org.uk. Please supply an image (JPEG or PNG format) to accompany each press release / news story. Each news story to include a subject line and between 250 – 500 words (approximately) including quotes.

ISSUE DATES JANUARY 2026 – DECEMBER 2026

January 2026 9th and 23rd

February 2026 6th and 20th

March 2026 6th and 20th

April 2026 3rd and 17th

May 2026 1st, 15th and 29th

June 2026 12th and 26th

July 2026 10th and 24th

August 2026 7th and 21st

September 2026 4th and 18th

October 2026 2nd, 16th and 30th

November 2026 6th and 20th