One of the big media bashes of the year, The Society of Editors’ Annual Conference, will take place in Glasgow next autumn.
The event is scheduled to run from Sunday November 5 to Tuesday November 7, with full details to be announced later.

A Manchester Evening News campaign for tougher laws to protect firemen from thugs as they carry out their work has been discussed in parliament.
Worsley MP Barbara Keeley raised the issue with leader of the house, Geoff Hoon, and called for a debate on the matter.

Staff from the newspaper offices of Archant Norfolk have given a boost to people who will be on their own at Christmas by taking in treats for festive hampers.
The move is to benefit the charity Open Christmas, and is being co-ordinated at Archant by the company’s HR and training co-ordinator, Carolyn Corden.

The first female editor of a major Irish newspaper has been recognised with an honorary doctorate of the Queen’s University in Belfast for her services to journalism.
Irish Times editor Geraldine Kennedy was described as “a world-renowned and pioneering Irish journalist” by politics professor Richard English at the graduation.

Two new publishers have been appointed to the management team of Archant Life, the publishing company’s magazines arm.
Robyn Bechelet, editor of Essex Life and Hertfordshire Life, has been promoted to editor and publisher from January 1, while Andy Phelan has been appointed publisher of Lancashire Life and Lake District Life.