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Journalists are being discouraged from using misleading terminology with regard to asylum seekers.The Press Complaints Commission says the use of language – particularly phrases like “illegal asylum seeker”, of which there is no such thing in law – had led

Major printworks investment by Newsquest

Newsquest has announced a major printworks investment to improve quality and reduce running costs at its Worcester plant. The development, which adds to its current capacity, will improve printing speed; give better colour and more colour options; allow higher pagination.

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The Three Tenors have brought a summer sales boost at The Bath Chronicle when the legendary trio sang at a free concert, attended by around 32,000 people, to celebrate the imminent opening of the city’s spa.The Chronicle produced a 16-page

Death of former news editor

Sinclair Newton, who became the youngest-ever news editor of the Worcester Evening News, has died. He had been ill for some time and died four days short of his 56th birthday. His break into journalism came when he was offered

New editor takes the helm of the News

Editor Stewart Gilbert has taken over at the Worcester Evening News after several successful years editing its sister papers The Hereford Times and Ludlow/Tenbury Wells Advertiser. During his years in charge at the Hereford Times, the circulation, readership and pagination

Moves for two editors

Two senior editorial appointments have been announced by Newsquest in the Midlands. Liz Griffin, currently editor of Evesham Journal Series and Admag, has been appointed editor, Hereford Times and Ludlow & Tenbury Wells Advertisers, in succession to Stewart Gilbert who

Midlands awards shortlist revealed

Nominations for the awards are as follows: DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEARBirmingham Evening MailNottingham Evening PostSunday Mercury WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAREvesham JournalHinckley TimesLoughborough Echo NEWS / CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME OF THE YEARBBC Midlands Report, Ghost TrainBBC Radio Derby Breakfast

Journal declares war on litter louts

The Evesham Journal has declared war on litter louts who are dumping rubbish on local roads and lay-bys. The paper has sent out a call to Clean-up the Vale in a bid to halt incidents of fly-tipping and littering. Mid

Herald named Newspaper of the Year

The Herald in Glasgow has been named Newsquest Daily Newspaper of the Year. The judge praised it as “an assured thoroughbred” adding: “It’s twice the size, has twice the staff but is actually twice as good as its nearest rivals.

Editorial success saluted at Newsquest awards

The Argus, Brighton, has been named Daily Newspaper of the Year in the annual Newsquest editorial awards. Simon Bradshaw, editorof The Argus, receives theDaily Newspaperof the Year award from Paul Davidson, Newsquest’s chairman and chief executive The judge described the