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Attic attack at Lancashire weekly

We have to confess to being mightily confused by this headline from the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, until we realised they meant attic of Mitton pub.  We’ve all heard of homophones – but this is not even close!  

Weekly shrinks in size after more than a century

The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times has been making its own news in the Ribble Valley, undergoing a “small” change. After more than a century as a broadsheet, the weekly newspaper has changed to a new compact tabloid format. The new-look

Death of Lancashire journalist at 63

Staff at Lancashire newspapers are mourning the death of their colleague Tim Procter, who died of a heart attack on Monday. The 63-year-old worked full-time as a reporter at the Nelson Leader from the late 50s before joining the Clitheroe

'Enemy is all around' for staff from the weekly brigade

Another light-hearted entry in our recent contest to write about the dangers of journalism came from John Turner, ex-Western Gazette, Bristol Evening Post and, lately of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. The countdown has begun to the day when I

Future Imperfect

Future Imperfect by Jayne Sharratt Jayne Sharratt, a postgraduate student at Falmouth College of Arts, has written the following article for the first online issue of hackwriters.com the college’s new website for serious writing. Each month a different theme will