Award Winning Newspaper Printer
Trinity Mirror’s UK national news brands have today unveiled plans to introduce a single newsroom structure centred on better serving a growing multiplatform audience. The creation of the integrated newsroom will result in more journalists contributing more content across all platforms. The ambitious plans will be introduced over the coming months but yesterday’s announcement sees [...]
Sir Ray Tindle is convinced the local press will almost completely “return... to full viability and to its vital role in the many communities it serves”. Speaking at Tindle Newspapers’ half-yearly management conference, Sir Ray said that during the past six years of recession Tindle Newspapers has launched 19 weekly newspapers and purchased a further [...]
Malcolm Starbrook, editor-in-chief of Archant London’s east London and Essex newspapers, will leave the company on July 25. Malcolm leaves almost 45 years to the day that he became a journalist as trainee reporter for the East London Advertiser. Malcolm was first appointed as an editor 35 years ago and went on to own and [...]
John Leek has joined Sun Chemical as business director, publications, covering the UK and Nordic region. He will succeed Peter Hepworth who is due to retire at the end of the year. In announcing the appointment Sun Chemical group managing director for Northern Europe Greg Hayes said: “John is a highly experienced business leader who [...]
Archant Herts & Cambs has announced a new editor for its flagship Comet series and Royston Crow weekly newspapers. John Francis (pictured), who is already a Comet reader and knows the area well having lived in North Herts for more than 30 years, will take over from long-standing editor Darren Isted from July 7. John [...]
Archant has honoured scores of staff from across the company at its annual Archant Awards lunch at the Landmark Hotel in London. Over 200 members of staff heard chief executive Adrian Jeakings open the award lunch with an upbeat message. He said: “Colleagues from all over the company are telling me how they are winning [...]
Jon Wright has been re-elected chairman of The Printing Charity for a second term at the charity's Annual General Meeting held on 24 June at Beaverbrook House, Bletchley, its sheltered home for retired printers. He joined the charity as a trustee and honorary treasurer in 2004, becoming chairman of the Investment Committee in 2007. A [...]
Trinity Mirror today announced that John Brewis has been promoted to managing director Trinity Mirror Printing and operations director, publishing. Mr Brewis now has responsibility for all pre-press operations across publishing in addition to his current remit for group printing, production and newspaper distribution. Gordon Davidson, pre-press director for Trinity Mirror and Allan Rogerson, operations [...]
Mustard TV bosses have released the first set of viewing figures showing a healthy appetite for the new service amongst Freeview viewers in the greater Norwich area. Mustard TV began broadcasting in March, the second local TV station to go live, on Freeview channel 8, although it is not currently available on Sky or Virgin. [...]
Regional and local news publisher Johnston Press has announced the successful completion of its Capital Refinancing Plan (first announced on 9 May 2014). Gross proceeds of £140.0 million have now been received by the group in connection with the placing and the rights issue, and further to the announcement made by the Company on 14 [...]
