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City of London Lord Mayor Michael Savory has been treated to a VIP tour of the Archant headquarters in Norwich, to find out more about the group’s print and online publications, and its role in the business community.
He was particularly interested in the company’s recently-acquired London magazines.


Joanna Kowalski, of the Nottingham Evening Post, has been shortlisted in the Norwich Union Medical Journalism Awards in the consumer news category.
Joanna is already the Mind Journalist of the Year. The winner will be announced on Monday November 21.


Bradford Telegraph & Argus readers raised more than £30,000 in less than a month to help survivors of the Pakistan earthquake.
Some £10,000 was raised in the first week, with the total doubling a week later – and it continues to climb.


A move by Devon County Council to make the sale process of Exeter International Airport more open and accountable is being credited to pressure from the Western Morning News.
The paper wants developments to be in the best interests of the Westcountry, and believes a £4.2m investment for the airport site could be the start of a new way forward.


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