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Paul Linford

Paul Linford has been Publisher of HoldtheFrontPage since June 2008. He is a former assistant editor of The Journal, Newcastle and has also worked for the South Wales Echo, Derby Telegraph and Mansfield Chad.

Newsagents welcome Record cover price hike

Newsagents have welcomed a 5p cover price rise at Trinity Mirror’s Scottish tabloid the Daily Record after the company decided to pass a pro-rate increase on to retailers. From this week, the Saturday edition of the Record will be 75p,

Newspaper’s WI report hailed as best ever

A retired sea captain captured by Somali pirates five years ago got a surprise when he gave a talk to a local Womens’ Institute about his experiences. The North Devon Journal’s initial coverage of the talk in today’s paper has

Union achieves recognition at premier news agency

The National Union of Journalists has succeeded in winning recognition at Associated Press, one of the world’s premier news agencies. AP, which was founded in 1846, files stories from all corners of the globe, including most of the world’s news