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Liverpool Echo relaunches with new design and content
The Liverpool Echo has relaunched with a new design and approach to content, in the biggest shake-up of its 136 year history. The redesign is the result of a month-long consultation with readers who provided [...]
Ashley Highfield: ‘We’ll be printing newspapers for decades to come’
JOHNSTON Press chief executive Ashley Highfield has said that local press will be printing newspapers “for decades to come” because many consumers prefer to read a paper in print rather than online. The News Media [...]
CN Group appoints new chief executive
A new chief executive has been appointed at independent media company CN Group. Miller Hogg (pictured) will succeed Robin Burgess at the Carlisle-based business, publishers of The Cumberland News He will join the firm in August as chief [...]
Archant county magazine celebrates 50 years in print
SUSSEX Life celebrated 50 years in print with a lunch on June 16 – Sussex Day – at Brighton’s famous Grand Hotel, attended by the Lord Lieutenant and High Sheriff of East Sussex, the Mayor [...]
Ashley Highfield urges publishers to join forces
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 [...]
Obituary: Jack Grayston
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 [...]
Archant investigations unit is making a splash
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 [...]
Daily Telegraph celebrates 160 year anniversary with a print refreshed design
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 [...]
Mortons Golf Day 2015
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 [...]
Paper throws party to celebrate 35th birthday
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 [...]
Eastern Daily Press honours firemen who saved lives in coastal floods
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 [...]
Local World dominates EDF Energy South West Media Awards
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 [...]
