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Dorset Echo

October 08, 2008

Editor-in-chief appointed for Dorset dailies
Butterworth to oversee Newsquest sister titles

October 07, 2008

New Dorset Echo editor named
Oxford Mail deputy to take charge of Weymouth daily

August 14, 2008

New career in law beckons for newspaper boss
Newsquest MD to become director of solicitors' firm

August 07, 2008

Echo editor to join growing PR agency
David Murdock is the latest big signing by Deep South

August 02, 2008

I just fancied a change says departing MD
Paul to reveal details of new role in the next week

July 31, 2008

Dorset newspaper boss to leave job
Echo man's announcement follows Weymouth editor's departure

May 29, 2008

Editor to leave regional daily title after ten years
Newsquest boss to embark on new career path after decade in hotseat

January 28, 2008

First run sells out for Echo celebration of the local coastline
Book from the Bournemouth Daily Echo and Dorset Echo proved so popular it sold out in days

November 09, 2007

Newsquest titles face industrial action from journalists on pensions issue
Eighty-five per cent of survey respondents called for a formal vote on industrial action

July 03, 2007

Union pushes for national talks as Newsquest drops 'pension bombshell'
£65m pension fund deficit claim could cost staff more than £40 a month to put right

May 24, 2007

Spring 2007 NCE:News Report
Examiners give their verdict on the Spring NCE
- read the full reports here

Spring 2007 NCE: Newspaper Practice
Examiners give their verdict on the Spring NCE
- read the full reports here

Spring 2007 NCE:News Interview
Examiners give their verdict on the Spring NCE
- read the full reports here

50% pass journalism NCE exams- full list of successful candidates
"Excellent individual answers on many papers," say the examiners - see if you know anyone who passed

Spring 2007 NCE:Logbooks
Examiners give their verdict on the Spring NCE
- read the full reports here

March 07, 2007

Echo reporter named outstanding trainee
Twenty-two-year-old is to receive the James Arlott Memorial Award

January 10, 2007

New look for Dorset Echo
Masthead is changed for first time in almost 30 years

January 05, 2007

Echo welcomes New Year in with 12-page picture special
New Year's Eve revelry is caught on camera for supplement

December 05, 2006

Prizes awarded for regional journalists' exam success
Top performers are rewarded for the NCTJ October NCE

October 23, 2006

Newsquest sees video content produced across the group
September saw video clips viewed more than 45,000 times

October 12, 2006

Echo's staff are on the move
New sports editor began his newspaper career as a compositor

August 25, 2006

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

August 23, 2006

Chief photographer who captured local life for 25 years says farewell to Echo
Geoff Moore turns the page on his newspaper career

January 16, 2006

Reporter celebrates publication of his 1,000th front page lead
Long-serving journalist still gets an "incredible buzz" when he makes the front page

December 14, 2005

Successful NCE candidates - Autumn 2005
Read the full list of hard-working reporters who have qualified as seniors

September 07, 2005

Trainee's S39 win provides valuable pre-NCE law practice
Echo journalist successfully blocks anonymity bid by 17-year-old burglar

July 11, 2005

Regionals rush to cover London blasts
Breaking news gave local newspapers a chance to shine: See the front pages here

June 20, 2005

55 per cent pass rate for Spring NCE
More than 150 reporters qualify as seniors - find out who they are and where they work

April 12, 2005

Abandoned cat tale gets a 'purrfect' ending thanks to Echo snapper
Photographer Finnbarr finds a new furry friend while out on assignment

December 20, 2004

Regional MD takes early retirement