Award Winning Newspaper Printer
JOHNSTON Press chief executive Ashley Highfield, left, has called for local press publishers to work collaboratively for the benefit of the industry, reports the News Media Association (NMA). Speaking at the Society of Editors regional seminar this week, the incoming NMA vice-chairman spoke at length about areas in which the industry could collaborate to create [...]
The funeral took place in Harrogate on 25th June of Jack Grayston, former chairman of both Broughton Printers and Express Printers Manchester. Jack died suddenly in hospital on June 16 following a routine operation. A full obituary will appear in the July printed PJ.
Archant's new Investigations Unit is up and running and has secured many exclusives, producing over 20 front pages, plus inside spreads, for titles and websites across the company. Last week, investigations editor David Powles was invited to speak about the unit at the Society of Editors conference in Manchester. The unit was set up two months ago [...]
Today, The Daily Telegraph celebrates 160 years. Inside the paper today there is a 4-page supplement - you can read it here: which looks back at the historic milestones and the quirks that make The Daily Telegraph unique. In today's edition of the paper, the Editor, Chris Evans, has explained a few of the changes that have [...]
The annual gathering of old friends and a few new faces met up at the Forest Pines Hotel and Golf resort to take part in the 16th staging of the Mortons Golf Day on May 15th. A chilly morning soon gave way to a warm and sunny day, once again demonstrating luck was better than [...]
Archant’s North Somerset Times weekly newspaper has marked its 35th birthday with a celebration party and the launch of a community campaign. A 35th birthday bash was held at The Salthouse pub in Clevedon on May 29, attended by numerous local business representatives and contacts of the newspaper. As well as a barbecue, party-goers also had the chance to sample a [...]
Eighteen months after a tidal surge devastated coastal communities, the Eastern Daily Press has paid thanks to the West Norfolk fire crews who helped save lives across the region. More than 70 firefighters were presented with commemorative pins by EDP editor-in-chief Nigel Pickover and Norfolk chief fire officer Nigel Williams. The crews from King’s Lynn, Wells, Hunstanton, West Walton, Sandringham, Heacham, [...]
Local World has secured the lion's share of nominations at the 2015 EDF Energy South West Media Awards. Of the 68 nominations in print/digital categoriesLocal World has its name against 52 of them. Local World will win several categories by default as they feature no nominees from other media companies. These include Newcomer of the Year, [...]
Quirker.co.uk, a new website aimed at a young social audience celebrating the best of real life eccentric content, was this week unveiled by Local World. The site takes the weirdest and most wonderful stories already produced across Local World's network of more than 70 websites in the UK and repurposes them for a new, national, [...]
Agfa Graphics has introduced the new high-speed platesetter for the high-volume newspaper market. The Advantage N TR VHS (Trolley Load, Very High-Speed) produces up to 400 plates per hour, which is 50 plates faster than the Advantage N TR HS. Thanks to the increased speed, the Advantage N TR VHS can allow newspaper publishers to deliver the [...]
