Free tale of passion and loss.

NEW subscribers to The Journal's free email alert service are being offered a new free audiobook.

Emily Bronte's classic Wuthering Heights can be downloaded on signing up to the alert on The Journal's website.

The deal comes through a partnership with audiobook website Audible.co.uk which runs regular downloads.

Nearly 2,500 people have now signed up to the email alerts, which provide daily news, sport and business updates to your email address.

There is also the option to add more business news with an email alert from nebusiness.co.uk If at any point you want to update what you receive, you can log in and add or remove newsletters.

To sign up, visit www.journallive.co.uk or www.nebusiness.co.uk and follow the links to register for email newsletters.

The Journal's website also offers text, video and picture content as well as listings for jobs, cars and homes.

There are also a range of blogs on subjects such as sport, the media, the environment and business.

Wuthering Heights will be available for free download until April 30.

Previously, subscribers have been offered Rudyard Kipling's Kim as a free download.