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September 2005 News

September 30, 2005

Feature writer celebrates getting married by raising charity cash
Newlyweds share their happy day with air ambulance service

New group news editor appointed for Oxford titles
Jason Collie will head up content operation for Mail and its sister weeklies

Feature writer celebrates getting married by raising charity cash

September 29, 2005

Editor McGhee complete 'awesome' Kilimanjaro climb
Training pays off as journalist reaches summit of Africa's highest peak and raise £6,000 for charity

News editor retires after four decades in journalism
"Given the chance, I would do it all over again", says Carole

Evening News revamps business offering to attract new readers
Traditional pink paper is ditched as title aims to reach out to a wider audience

September 28, 2005

Marketing pitfalls to be discussed at seminar
Discrimination and dos and don'ts of charity fundraising also among topics at event

Football writer's foray Deep into the Forest finds band of 14 merry men
Former Newark Advertiser journalist tracked down a series of football legends for new book

Editor pays tribute to columnist Peter Bossley

Editor pays tribute to columnist Peter Bossley
Writer "never strayed from his fundamental values and basic humanity"

September 27, 2005

News in brief
Plus: Fran Cosgrove's donation to newspaper charity - and Elvis is back... in Gravesend

Trinity launches new frees for Midlands
Newspaper group boosts its portfolio with titles for Warwick and Royal Leamington Spa

Johnston explores future of digital journalism in new partnership
Publisher teams up with university for £200,000 research project

Editor set for last press day after 45 years in newspapers
Retiring journalist has enjoyed campaigns success and seen sales increase during "enjoyable" career

New editor appointed at Belfast Telegraph
Sunday Life journalist joins sister paper

September 26, 2005

Northcliffe announces new editors for Plymouth titles
Final pieces of senior staff jigsaw are put in place following Barrie Williams' retirement

Charity 'who's who' set for launch to aid journalists' research
Free online service - and all you need to do is ASK

New book describes The Great Reporters
Former Advertiser editor spreads the word about "the best that ever lived"

Express & Echo editor named
ormer news editor says it is an "honour" to be returning to take up editor's chair

Advertiser weeklies move into head office
Fourteen-strong team relocate to take advantage of central resources

September 23, 2005

Regional press to host Commonwealth reporters

Getting into my Nordic stride
Post journalist has a go at cross-country skiing without the snow

Compositor-turned-journalist wins first editorship
Jim Holland spent 18 years in production before transferring to editorial

Reporter earns special invitation to board warship
Ship's rare visit to east coast leads to journalist's meeting with captain

September 22, 2005

Reporter recalls 'most terrifying few minutes' of her life
Journalist felt her heart might burst after suffering a severe allergic reaction

Regional reporters have a 'Great' North Run
Find out who lasted the course as journalists took part in famous race

Airbrushed picture pulls newspapers' rivalry into focus
Weekly's campaign coverage edits out all trace of rival title

Journal carnival team scoops prize
Newspaper staff get into the carnival spirit and help promote the paper too

Highest score with lowest handicap for Mercury's star golfer
Production editor scoops the "coveted" wooden spoon after a disastrous round

September 21, 2005

News in brief
Plus: Doors of the Frontline Club open for special tour, and more regional press news in brief

September 20, 2005

Film crews follow news staff for two-part TV documentary
Story of changing city will be told through the eyes of its local newspapers

Reporter's claim to fame: 'I turned Cloughie down for a date'
Feature writer remembers her encounter with the sporting great

Racial tension charges against editor are dropped
Newspaper owner declares decision a "victory for free speech and common sense"

News in brief
NUJ president wants safeguard from disciplinary action put in place - plus more news in brief

September 19, 2005

Parliamentary petition to be tabled on low pay in journalism
Union wants to compile dossier on the true pay picture around the UK

Veteran airman back in the cockpit thanks to Herald team
Group captain handed an opportunity too good to pass up during Battle of Britain feature

PR man teams up with former boss in the Deep South
Andrew Diprose joins Gareth Weekes to get local businesses in the news

Weeklies' editor-in-chief moves on
Northeast Press man's role is made redundant

Journalism academics contribute to new book
Insight into the print and publishing industries from people in the know

Two 'front' pages for relaunched Saturday sports digest
Rugby and football vie for top billing in sports-mad city

September 16, 2005

News in brief
NUJ is looking for answers - plus PTC accreditation for Bournemouth, and more news in brief

Upbeat local news and content focus for 'new' Coventry Telegraph
Photos of councillors ditched as paper switches bad news for 'real' people

Emergency op after reporter swallows coin
Reveller ends up in hospital after unexpected bar room encounter

September 15, 2005

Newspaper reunion attracts former staff from around the world
Evening Post workers enjoy meeting up at their old 'local'

Bursary students win jobs at regional newspapers
Three recipients of Johnston Press awards now working for the group's papers

New insight for readers as burqa reporter suffers abuse
Investigation uncovers hatred - and prompts Muslim reader to come forward and tell her story

September 14, 2005

Sales boost for compact paper's celebration edition
Sixty-four-page special edition sells an extra 9,000 copies

Scholarship scheme student starts work as reporter
New graduate completes scheme - and wins inaugural photographic award

News in brief
Plus: 300-year-old paper sold on eBay, and other regional press news in brief

Win an iPod nano with King's Game and holdthefrontpage.co.uk

Win an iPod nano with King's Game and holdthefrontpage.co.uk
Are you ready to try to scoop a £150 prize to mark release of film about political reporter?

Hard-working student deserved a good job

Home Secretary to face regional press Q&A session
Journalists, editors and executives will have a chance to quiz minister

New home for the world’s oldest press club
Seven years of moving offices is over as "spiritual home" is reclaimed

September 13, 2005

National five per cent pay bid by journalists' union
NUJ targets Newsquest and Trinity Mirror in request for talks

Magazine launched to woo affluent readers
ABC1s targeted by weekly newspapers group's new 132-page glossy

News in brief
Paper monitors 75 garages, plus: U-turn on crossing patrols - and more regional press news in brief

Attack on laws which 'deny journalists rights'
Trade union leader speaks out over restrictions imposed by legislation

Sentinel’s Peter Bossley dies at the age of 42
Popular assistant editor was found dead at home

September 12, 2005

Politicians lobby MD on press closure proposal
Party leaders warn that moving production from Swansea would be a "retrograde step"

Post forced to scrap five pages on deadline as trial collapses
News staff pull out all the stops to fill gap left by trial evidence

News in brief
Plus: name change for the Press Association - and more news in brief

Post cartoonist becomes the story in TV documentary

Free weekly in bus company distribution deal
'Enquirer on the buses' will be trialled for three months and could be rolled out across the county

September 09, 2005

Death of reporter who interviewed Idi Amin and Africa's 'cannibal emperor'
Former Express & Echo journalist travelled the world with his profession

30,000 sales boost follows Michael Owen transfer
"We couldn't print the paper fast enough" - editor

Press fund enlists former Sun editor's help to raise £6m
News man will "look beyond newspaper industry" to finance building of new journalists' care home

News in brief
Writer will be guest at Amnesty International event - plus more regional press news in brief

Online project gives Mercury readers their say
Interactive forum will help paper get even closer to the communities it serves

September 08, 2005

Northcliffe considers Swansea press closure
Jobs under threat as proposals are put forward to move production to other printing centres

Reporter faces inconvenience in the line of duty
Mercury writer tries to flush out the full story as stately home introduces authentic pongs

Mail publishes front page headline in Mandarin Chinese
'Symbolic gesture' made in bid to get answers on future of major local manufacturer

September 07, 2005

News in brief
Plus: Gazette launches glossy new homes magazine - and more news in brief

Editor nets charity cash to mark 40 years in journalism
Mary-Ann sees her name 'in lights' as she raises money for Newspaper Press Fund

Spot the England manager - and er, Father Christmas!
Paper's football competition produces some surprising results...

Newsroom baby boom spills on to newspaper pages
Parents-to-be share their happy news in new 'his and her' column

September 06, 2005

In the dentist's chair for a whiter shade of pale
Reporter faces his fear of the dentist to win a Hollywood smile

News in brief
Plus: Civic reception held in honour of newspaper's founding editor - and more news in brief

Editor retires after 46 years in newspapers
Alan Proctor says farewell after spending his entire career with DC Thomson

September 05, 2005

Fight to retain newspaper postage rates
Proposed pricing system could see publishers face a 50 per cent hike in postage costs

Writer who 'can't climb a stepladder' faces fear of heights with a skydive
Health reporter says flying at 10,000ft was an "amazing feeling" - until she had to jump out

Examiner introduces Fresh ideas in bid to entice younger readers
Series of improvements includes new entertainment supplement and more nostalgia

New group editor chosen for Central Independent Newspapers
Successor to Sam Holliday is appointed

King's Game movie set to thrill
New film asks if the Press is a "pawn or a player"

September 02, 2005

Trainee reporter wins fight to halt refugee's deportation
Campaign after a tip-off from a teacher brings change of heart from the Home Office

Tales of times gone by are uncovered as Observer hits 150
Stories include that of ex-reporter who had to buy his own typewriter and was paid £12 a week

New editor chosen for Kent on Sunday
Mail on Sunday journalist joins award-winning free newspaper

September 01, 2005

Retiring Shetland editor 'will be a hard act to follow'

Sports reporter and shorthand trainer Bill Hawkins has died
Cancer claims life of former Bath Chronicle journalist

Vandals target Echo offices
Police appeal for information after yobs smash windows with bricks and throw paint at building

Higher course fees result in bigger scramble for sponsorship
Union claims expense is making it harder to attract ethnic minorities into journalism