Anna Jenkins has been appointed deputy editor at the Western Gazette in Yeovil.

The 39-year-old is an experienced journalist, having worked for various regional titles across the country, and most recently spent two years in communications with the NHS.

After training on the Southampton Guardian, she joined the Southern Evening (now Daily) Echo in 1989, where she became deputy news editor.

For three years she was editor of the Sunday Independent in Plymouth - the first woman in the post since the paper was first published in 1808.

In 1998 Anna (pictured) was appointed new projects editor for Newscom (now Newsquest) in Southampton, working with editorial and commercial teams across 120 titles. She has also worked on titles in Portsmouth, Gloucestershire and Wales.

Anna said: "I'm delighted to be joining the Western Gazette team. I grew up in north Dorset reading the Gazette and it's always been part of my life.

"It's an honour to be part of a newspaper that has served its community for 250 years, and I hope I can help contribute to its continuing success."

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