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August 2006 News

August 31, 2006

A whole new tack on getting submerged in your work...
No pier pressure as Messenger's Erica makes waves at the docks

Journalism graduate lands dream job at music PR firm
Former UCLan trainee tells how he got his foot in the industry door

Press day shift for Ham & High 'to boost sales'
Overloaded weekend market and reader demand prompts change

Echo publication abandoned after production glitchBy HoldtheFrontPage staff The South Wales Echo failed to publish on Monday after serious production problems wiped out the day’s edition. Con
Readers get their news online after no papers were printed

Evening News to have a ball for life-saving bus project By HoldtheFrontPage staff The Norwich Evening News is to hold a charity Press Ball. It is hoping to raise money for the city's SOS Bus
Charity press ball to have a "winter wonderland" theme

August 30, 2006

Crash diet reporter loses 4st in 100 days
Success as nutrient shakes replace food for resolute Rebecca

Journalist sees her camp mortar-bombed during Iraq trip
Tough week brings home the truth of how the forces cope in the Gulf

Reporter finds a new 'buddy' as she road-tests in-car invention
Embarrassed rather than safe as blow-up doll prompts laughs from other motorists

August 29, 2006

News in brief
Plus: New deputy editor at The Argus, new purchase for Tindle - and more news in brief

Japanese journalist swaps Hokkaido Press for the County Press
Reporter from 45-edition twice-daily gets a taste of life at island weekly

Editor drags unconscious man from blaze
Rescuer needed first aid after acting on early morning smoke alarm alert

Pay dispute settled at South Yorkshire Newspapers
Union members accept the pay deal they were originally offered

Much-loved London journalist loses battle with cancer
Tributes are paid to quick-witted writer who "touched many people's lives"

Staff plan late shift boycott over working pattern changes
Union members vote for industrial action after paper begins printing overnight

Argus readers thanked after raising £80,000 for cancer-hit father By HoldtheFrontPage staff The wife of a cancer-stricken father helped by readers of The Argus in Brighton has written an open l
Newspaper staff also praised in open letter from wife of ill man

August 25, 2006

Double national scoop coup for London weekliesBy HoldtheFrontPage staff The Harrow and Wembley Observer Series in north west London has pulled off two national coups in the space of a week. Las
WWI pardon victory is followed by exclusive interview with family of triple murder victims

Regional MDs appointed for Midlands and Dorset papers
Gavin Steacy and John Banks take on expanded roles

Liverpool and Everton seal deal with local pressBy HoldtheFrontPage staff Everton FC has signed a deal with the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo publishers Trinity Mirror to produce a variety of publ
Official matchday programmes and supporter mags to be produced by Post & Echo publisher

Football fans plan grounds tour in memory of sports journalistBy HoldtheFrontPage staff A group of Morecambe football fans are touring all the Conference grounds in 48 hours over the August Bank
Stunt will raise money in honour of Lancashire Evening Post sub-editor who died of a brain tumour

August 24, 2006

News and PR company captures former Sky manBy HoldtheFrontPage staff Ex-Sky News correspondent and former regional newspaper man Martin Lowe has joined Bristol-based national news and PR company
Martin Lowe has also worked for the Birmingham Mail, Express & Star and ITV

Sienna pics warning for holidaying freelance By HoldtheFrontPage staff A former Newbury Weekly News reporter, now freelancing with his own PR firm, had a run-in with security guards when he trie
Reporter was threatened with arrest for taking photos of Brit actress on movie set

Echo feature writer gets set for sprint triathlon By HoldtheFrontPage staff Bournemouth Daily Echo journalist Natalie Bruckner is to compete in a sprint triathlon next month. The 31-year-old
Journalist's first race since school will see swim, cycle and run her way to the finish line

Kent editor sees new book hit shelves By HoldtheFrontPage staff A new book by Kentish Times group editor Melody Ryall has hit the bookshelves. Kent Revisited is a picture-based hardback wit
Nostalgia book revisits county's history

August 23, 2006

Echo feature writer gets set for sprint triathlon By HoldtheFrontPage staff Bournemouth Daily Echo journalist Natalie Bruckner is to compete in a sprint triathlon next month. The 31-year-old

Former NCTJ students find their place in the sun By HoldtheFrontPage staff Three former journalism students from City College, Brighton and Hove, have told how they are now travelling the worl
Journalists tell how magazine work is taking them all over the world

News in brief
Former Paisley Daily Express editor to head launch team - plus more news in brief

August 22, 2006

Archant's Caroline does time in the cells for charity Jail and Bail stunt
Bone marrow charity benefits from "lewd behaviour" rap

Post staff fly to Crete to scoop exclusive jump tragedy pic
Local paper's editorial team gets the photo the nationals were after

August 21, 2006

Snowdon to take editor's post at Scotland on Sunday
Sunday Times Scotland man makes switch to Johnston Press

News in brief
Plus new press for Burton Mail group, and more regional press news in brief

Consultants brought in to look at Archant newsrooms
Newsgathering comes under microscope in wide-ranging review

August 18, 2006

Apology as football manager misquote turns players into 'nonentities'
Manager misheard in post-match press conference upset at back page story

Extra edition boosts sales for Evening Times after Sheridan case
Defamation victory news carried in print in 5.45pm off-stone edition

Bid to publish paedophile pic rejected by police
Editor slams policy as "nonsense" as danger man's photo is withheld

News in brief
Plus: New football stats from PA and more regional press news in brief

Editor Hanrahan to leave Herald Express
"Major structure and policy review" results in resignation

MEN's free paper give-away soars as city sales slip
Potential for more copies in the city centre, according to chief exec

August 17, 2006

Gazette editor to retire after 44 years with the paper
Martin Heal will hand over reins later this year after undertaking almost every job in the newsroom

Vice probe results in exclusive words and pics for reporter
Quick thinking reporter snapped eviction scenes with digital camera after confronting unwitting landlord

Court case adjourned for mercy killing claim journalist
Birmingham Mail columnist faces charge of knowingly making false reports

String of stunts spice up weekends for action man Aidan
Sub-editor's adventures have so far included skydiving and bungee jumping as he pens new column

August 16, 2006

Culture secretary counters regional press fears on BBC plans
"Very local services" from broadcaster would have to play by the rules

Regional reporter-turned-TV news girl Penny to guest at press club lunch
GMTV favourite back to her regional press roots at journalists' social event

Borrell promoted to regional editor-in-chief at Archant magazine division
Former Birmingham Mail man to develop new strategies

August 15, 2006

Newspaper staff tackled intruders armed with a knife
Judge praises bravery of Post staff as burglar is sentenced

News in brief
Plus: Trinity Mirror sells hotgroup recruitment consultancy division - and more news in brief

Journalist leaves a life in news to pursue window of opportunity
Former sub-editor set up her own business after struggling to combine newspaper shifts with family life

August 14, 2006

Forget big cats - readers are on the look out for big rats!
Telegraph launches "rat map" to discover how much of a pest rodents really are...

Johnston considers Hartlepool press closure
Market demand for full-colour prompts proposal to move printing to Sunderland

Former Examiner hack in online tributes project
Creator hopes website to remember lost loved-ones will grow as big as Friends Reunited

Nottingham Evening Post editor to retire
Graham Glen to leave city paper after 12 years

August 11, 2006

Journalist is given a glance into her 'future'
Guardian reporter waiting to see if palmist's forecast comes true

News in brief
Plus: Why news vendors are shouting "Ronnie Gill" - and Tony Benn backs On The Buses

Staff vote for strike over shift pattern changes
Union members working new shifts as "goodwill" in advance of talks

British editor facing expulsion from Bahamas in free speech row
Work permit for former regional press man is deferred, sparking protest threat

August 10, 2006

Four-page murder pull-out 'answers the questions readers are asking'
Comprehensive special report and extra copies cater for readers' thirst for news

City journalist to retire after 41 years in newspapers
Writer who covered Kegworth air crash and fire at Forest's City Ground reflects on his career

Polish community targeted by eight-page Echo pull-out
Supplement written entirely in Polish with English translation welcomes newcomers to south coast

Press closures and office move proposed following review of NI titles
Consultation begins with affected staff after Johnston Press announcement

August 09, 2006

Herts and Essex industrial action ballot off as deal is reached
Restructure to go ahead - but with more input from staff

Weekly comes to aid of elderly couple facing the rest of their lives apart
Story the nationals chased was broken - and solved - by Macclesfield Express

Post reporters' taxi held up at gunpoint
Newspaper pair relive terror journey after night out

August 08, 2006

Mail claims first for O'Neill as Villa saga dominates the front page
Editor's praise for sports writer as nationals follow his lead

Paper puts up cash reward in bid to net cruel burglars
House was ransacked and taps left running in raid on pensioner's home

Echo praised for 'crucial' role in catching killer
In-paper appeal prompted calls from inmates which resulted in double murder conviction

August 07, 2006

Sentinel Sunday goes tabloid in response to clamour from readers
Feedback sparks compact move for award-winning weekly

Reporter goes undercover with customs to expose car fuel crooks
Chronicle red diesel probe showed how the taxman is cheated

News in brief
Plus: Newspaper Week feedback required, and more regional press news in brief

City says goodbye to 'great Invernessian' Jim Love
Tribute from First Minister McConnell as 500 mourners pack cathedral

Kent editor Dimond quits to pursue Olympic role
Sports enthusiast ready to sound the rallying call for Medway 2012

August 04, 2006

Argus podcast helps dying man's dream come true
Musical legacy makes use of new feature for South Wales website

Argus podcast helps dying man's dream come true

Observer reporter prepares for the leap of her life
Pippa plans to jump from 12,000ft in children's charity fundraising effort

Coroners' Bill fears voiced by Newspaper Society
Anonymity rules among factors opposed in submission to parliamentary committee

Jobs go at new North West weekly
Region-wide weekly cuts back as review targets savings and calls for investment

August 03, 2006

News in brief
Plus: Business writing seminar, and latest news on regimental badge campaign

Editor Mark set to tackle half-marathon under watchful eye of readers
In-paper diary helps editor channel money into cancer support

Regional reporter-turned-freelance sets up her own publishing house
First children's book will hit the shelves next week after success of three novels

Pay protest journalists return to desks as talks resume
Union members and management will try to reach agreement on a two-year deal

August 02, 2006

New free evening paper to hit London
News International to launch lifestyle-led title aimed at 18 to 34-year-olds

Retired journalist completes Land's End to John O'Groats trek
Former PA and Burton Mail man raises £7,000 after spending 87 days on the road

August 01, 2006

Reporter loses his senses for silent experiment
"Terrifying" trial for Advertiser man gives insight into deafblind world

News in brief
Uni partnership boost - Plus: FOI hygiene revelations, and more regional press news in brief

Former Herald reporting duo bid to keep human rights in the headlines
Award-winning journalists will tour the world to cover rights abuse issues

Coventry Evening Telegraph to switch to morning publication
Editor says move is in response to people's changing buying habits and will widen sales window