A new free magazine aimed at Norwich’s urban and affluent young professionals has been launched by Archant Norfolk.
The new bi-monthly glossy, Urbane, has venue and restaurant reviews, fashion pages, interviews with up-and-coming talents from the world of art, music and sport, as well as the latest beauty products, fitness advice, interior design ideas and highlights from the social calendar. It quickly 'sold out' of its launch issue from around 80 pick up points, such as gyms, cafes, hairdressers, bars, and clothing shops around the city, and generated £21,000 in revenue.

One of Southampton's most senior religious leaders was left cut and bruised after he was attacked by a drunken football fan.
The Rev Ian Johnson, team rector of the city centre parish and a Daily Echo columnist, was a victim of the assault as he waited in his car at traffic lights.

Archant Dialogue has made a major step into digital publishing with a number of electronic projects for its clients.
The editorial team launched a monthly eZine for Harley-Davidson UK in June, and a quarterly e-newsletter for the UK Harley Owners' Group - HOG eNews UK - has also been introduced to supplement the quarterly magazine Hog Tales, for its UK and Eire audience. Dialogue has also just won a contract to produce a quarterly e-newsletter in five languages, including Chinese, for the global division of Océ - a printers and print software manufacturer.

One hundred and seventy years after Sir Isaac Pitman began teaching his revolutionary method of shorthand, the gold-nibbed pen he used to create the system is set to inspire a new generation of Pitman students.
The wooden ink pen, which has a solid gold nib, has been purchased by the managing director of Pitman Training Group so it can join a collection of Pitman artefacts on display at the company’s headquarters in Wetherby.

A lucky reader got more than she bargained for when she bought a copy of the Evening Times from a street vendor in Glasgow.
Unsuspecting Kerry Mulraney became the millionth person this year to do so and won a magnum of champagne to celebrate.