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John Leek joins Sun Chemical to succeed Peter Hepworth
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 [...]
New editor named for flagship Herts weekly titles
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 [...]
Archant honours outstanding staff at annual awards lunch
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 [...]
Jon Wright is re-elected chairman of The Printing Charity for a second term
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 [...]
John Brewis takes on expanded Trinity Mirror role
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 [...]
Archant’s Mustard TV boost as first viewing figures released
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 [...]
JP announces the completion of its capital refinancing plan
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 [...]
Crediton Country Courier celebrates its first anniversary as a weekly title
Tindle-owned Crediton Country Courier celebrated its first anniversary as a weekly title with a staff luncheon hosted by Tindle Newspapers owner and chairman Sir Ray Tindle and vice chairman Wendy Craig. May 2013 saw the [...]
Printed newspaper advertising decline to slow during 2014
Research from Enders Analysis shows national newspaper advertising fell 8% last year (and by 28% since 2007). But Enders believes a stronger economic outlook will slow the decline in 2014 to about 6%, even if [...]
Three quarters of UK internet users use national news brands weekly
Seventy-two per cent of UK internet users access UK national newspaper brands across platforms weekly, the third annual Reuters Institute of Journalism Digital News Report 2014 has found. Co-sponsored by Newsworks which analysed the UK [...]
Lord Black: UK Cited by Oppressive Regimes as Example of How to Shackle Press
Lord Black of Brentwood, Telegraph Media Group executive director, has told WAN-IFRA’S annual congress in Turin how attacks on press freedom in the UK have had a debilitating effect on free speech across the world. [...]
Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary and Opposition Leader visit the Newark Advertiser during by-election
The Newark by-election provided a flow of good stories for the Newark Advertiser and the paper’s offices were visited by Prime Minister David Cameron Foreign Secretary William Hague and opposition leader Ed Miliband. After being [...]
