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October 2005 News

October 31, 2005

Mail staff complete hall makeover
Volunteers roll up their sleeves for Changing Rooms-style transformation

Rugby league writer Roger to retire after 40 years at the touchline
Chronicle veteran tells of Wembley woes as he prepares to blow the whistle on his career

Face to face with Disney celebrity
Gazette reporter enjoys an encounter with a six-foot hairy llama

Heart attack reporter saved by quick-thinking colleagues
25-year-old journalist collapsed at her desk and stopped breathing

Death of former editor and trainer
Brian Cummins worked for the Uxbridge Gazette and the Hillingdon Mirror

October 28, 2005

Newsroom veteran dies at 81

Citizen prints edition entirely on pink paper
Evening paper attracts funding from industry to hammer home health message

Former Herald journalist has died, aged 70
Stewart Fraser followed his father into the business

Herald merges with 'dominant' sister paper
Decision is "driven by Comet's success" and sees two free titles become one

Local newspaper's cancer charity goes national
Stories on cancer battle of football star's daughter led to 'days out' charity launch

October 27, 2005

Politicians voice fears over possible job cuts at Trinity Mirror
Publisher's spending review causes concern

News in brief
Plus: Report says more could be done to protect journalists who flee persecution

Reporter scoops singing prizes at Gaelic festival
P&J journalist lives up to paper's 'Voice of the North' slogan

Editor 'marooned' as hurricane hits Florida
Holidaying journalist witnesses torrential rain and high-speed winds first-hand

Editorial jobs come under threat at Northcliffe's south-west operations
Managers to "dig deep" into proposals before any decisions are made

October 26, 2005

Community service for Telegraph's Robin
Journalist repays his debt to society as 'justice' investigation comes to an end

Football reporter gets trapped inside ground
Lincolnshire writer faced bedding down for the night after being locked in while filing his match report

£4m newspaper centre is officially opened
Guests enjoy 'Hop off the Press' real ale during tour of new state-of-the-art building

Editor Steve goes 'bottle blond' for charity
Hair-raising experience left newsman looking like he had a "banana" on his head

October 25, 2005

Union chapels to meet over Trinity Mirror cuts plan
Editorial staff consider how to react after publisher announces steps to "protect its position"

Journalist's 'harrowing' time in the dock
Telegraph writer faces the magistrates during investigation into criminal justice system

47 jobs under threat at Northcliffe's south-west operations

News in brief
Plus: Magazine launch for The Journal - and more regional press news in brief

Archant weeklies relaunch as frees
Give-away move will deliver a wider audience to advertisers

October 24, 2005

Telegraph's Johnson appears in court

Editor's hair-raising experience
Ian Mean braves charity leg wax - see the pics here

Telegraph's Johnson gets locked up
Reporter finds himself on the wrong side of the law as he unravels legal process for feature

October 21, 2005

Media ethics charity appoints new chief
Scottish journalist and broadcaster Charles Fletcher takes the helm of MediaWise

'Masochism on a kamikaze scale'
Read the inside track on how a Berkshire news team tackled its local half-marathon

Reporter's double life as a rugby team manager
Mum of two is in charge of amateur rugby squad

News in brief
Plus a new distribution arm at North Wales Newspapers, and more news in brief

Editorial team offers paid-for, free, online and video editions of the paper
Regional paper bids to attract new audience with multi-media approach

Reporter tests 'most haunted' house

Reporter tests 'most haunted' house
Paranormal investigation unnerves seasoned hack, as he takes experts to most haunted house in Plymouth

Western Daily Press editor resigns
Terry Manners replaced as changes at the top are announced at Bristol centre

October 20, 2005

New editor-in-chief for Berkshire Regional Newspapers
New role for Jones as he takes on Chronicle and its sister titles

From keen cub reporter to lion of sports journalism

From keen cub reporter to lion of sports journalism
Britain's longest-serving rugby league correspondent looks back on a 40-year career

News groups unite in bid to win more readers
Joint campaign costing £200,000 highlights the depth of newspaper coverage compared to other media

News in brief
Plus: Become a photographer and earn Christmas cash, says citizen journalism agency

Murder trial book deal for former Westcountry editor
Journalist meets publisher's challenge by penning book in just four months

Chronicle headline is double Dutch
Front-page thank you message is anything but plain English as paper says 'veel bedankt'

Weekly claims victory with Blunkett planning scoop
Story shows community papers can still deliver national exclusives, says reporter

October 19, 2005

News in brief
Futurologist looks ahead, plus news on the gala dinner and more from the Editors' conference

New jobs threat at Trinity Mirror papers
Tough trading conditions leave company searching for ways to save money

Reporting on a diverse Britain
Home Office-funded initiative will help journalists respond to challenge

Families targeted in Evening News entertainments revamp
Root and branch design shift bids to attract more readers

October 17, 2005

Business editor retires after 41 years at the Telegraph
Colleagues bid a fond farewell to former news editor and feature writer who took on the business desk

Don't Super Size Me - Superlocalise Me, says Ruth
Journalist in month-long experiment to see is she can exist on locally produced food and drink

Journalist's new book is 'Sumfing Else!'
Rich regional language explored by Essex journalist as he launches a new dialect book

Post cartoonist becomes the story in TV documentary
Cameras focus on Mail's Bert Hackett, who's been illustrating the paper's headlines for 40 years

October 14, 2005

You're nicked! Or maybe not... as reporter tests shop alert system
Carl Roache has his collar felt as he goes shoplifting in Lichfield

News in brief
East Anglian tutor steps down, plus more regional press news in brief

Media careers information day planned
Interested in getting into newspapers, radio or TV? This event could be for you

October 13, 2005

New editorship for Mike Sassi as Sentinel's Sean Dooley retires
Changes at the top for two Northcliffe newspapers as senior editor departs after 40 years in journalism

Press fight on asylum seeker prompts Home Office rethink
Temporary reprieve after coverage and campaign from city newspaper

Echo Gossiper Peter receives top honour from his home city
Veteran columnist is invited to become honorary freeman

News in brief
Plus: Sports portal launch for Mercury, and more regional press news in brief

Mercury splits into two editions to localise the news
New edition to carry ten change pages to bring the readers more community news

October 12, 2005

10,000th story for charities' newswire service
News service gives charities and voluntary groups a platform for publicity

Hundreds gather to remember Bette
Editor delivers eulogy in memory of "forthright and powerful" writer

TV news crew focuses on Post & Times
Improved sales figures leads production team to weekly newspaper office

Protest planned after press closure
Politicians to join journalists and printers for demonstration

October 11, 2005

News in brief
How Ground Force's Tommy Walsh helped out - plus more regional press news in brief

Using journalism skills to solve arguments
Helping people reach a settlement needs more than basic interview skills...

October 10, 2005

Fly a plane? They obviously hadn’t seen her driving...
News & Star reporter gets a new perspective at 1,600ft

October 07, 2005

Find out who has scooped the King's Game prize
Find out who has scooped the King's Game competition prize

Reporter spat at and called names during undercover assignment
Three weeks of traffic warden duty for journalist who got a new job after seeing ad in the paper

Evening Times editor up for presidency
Unanimous nomination for Charles McGhee

Post team triumphs in half-marathon slog
Each member of newspaper's six-person team had their own success story

ABC rap for The Press
Incorrect comparisons made in "biggest newspaper" claim

October 06, 2005

News in brief
Editorial staff should escape redundancy - plus more news in brief

'Advertiser demand' prompts free weekly expansion
Newspaper name change as distribution is widened

China trip for reporting team to witness campaign results first hand
Daily Press duo travel to see bile bears freed with readers' cash

Trinity Mirror appoints new editorial development manager
Mercury's Mark will work on best practice for regionals' division

Shopper journalists in bone marrow blood bid
Newsroom staff sign up to donor register after learning of leukaemia sufferer's plight

October 05, 2005

New political role for Herald's Nick
Correspondent will serve titles in Devon, Bath and Gloucestershire

Needles and pins for acupuncture trial reporter
Guardian writer offers herself up as a practice pin cushion

Retirement for former regionals' man Philip
Journalist turned press officer plans a return to the 'newsroom' to work as a freelance

News in brief
Plus: Twins on way for Post fertility couple - and more regional press news in brief

'Attack' scare for weeklies' pair in Iraq
Journalists feared their helicopter was under fire and faced temperatures of 45C in the shade

October 04, 2005

'A most remarkable woman and writer'
Editor pays personal tribute to columnist whose forthright prose graced pages for more than 30 years

Reporter's brush with Hollywood star Hurley
Andrew felt his temperature rise at opening of zoo's tropical house

T&A journalist tells of car-jacker confrontation
Reporter leapt to the aid of elderly women in violent car park attack

October 03, 2005

Hale to share investigation tales with journalism hopefuls
Campaigning journalist to kick-start new lecture series at University of Lincoln

Relaunch sees Birmingham Mail go back to its grassroots

Relaunch sees Birmingham Mail go back to its grassroots
New localised editions, a new look and a new name as paper responds to reader feedback

Witty and warm-hearted Echo veteran has died
Tributes paid to much-loved columnist and raconteur