Archant North East Scotland has taken delivery of a new printing press at its Peterhead premises, P Scrogie.
The A2 two-colour Heidelberg press will help expand the range of print services offered by P Scrogie to its customers as well as developing its in-house print service.

Editors from newspapers around the world now have an online forum to discuss issues that concern them.
www.editorsweblog.org, from the World Editors Forum, is a virtual meeting room for editors from different countries and cultures, according to Bertrand Pecquerie, director of the WEF, the arm of the World Association of Newspapers that represents senior news executives.

The Plymouth Evening Herald has agreed to help police in a bid to stop drivers parking on zigzag lines outside schools by printing pictures of the offending vehicles in the paper.
Parents have been warned about the offensive, by schools sending home letters with the children.

The Leicester Mercury has introduced a new Preferred Delivery Service Agent Scheme for customer-focused retail newsagents who want to benefit more from home-delivered newspaper orders.
Created after close consultation with its network of retailers, the innovative scheme aims to increase guaranteed sales, reduce wastage and protect newsagents from competitors such as high street brands and forecourt traders.

Ex-Strawbs frontman Dave Cousins has been added to the bill at a celebrity lunch organised by the Birmingham Press Club.
The former folk rock star will join guest speaker Rick Wakeman at the event at the Burlington Hotel in Birmingham city centre on March 12, where Rick will talk about his career as a musician and entertain guests on the piano. Tickets are available from Fay Goodman on 0121 693 9390.

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