Generous fund-raisers are continuing to back efforts to boost the Bridgwater Mercury’s Lily’s Fund appeal.The fund, set up to ensure the three victims of a tragic fire are not forgotten, has been steadily growing.Lily’s Fund total now stands at £2,140,
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Newshound gets in on the act
As someone who always wants to get in on the act, the Ilford Recorder’s irrepressible newshound Scoopy has been treading the boards at a local theatre. The popular floppy-eared dog, who is usually seen on the children’s page of the
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A loan company that was exposed by the Manchester Evening News – for targeting the poor and then keeping them hanging on £1-a-minute premium phone calls – has been fined £1,000 by phone watchdogs.More than 45 people complained to the
Cash award for ideas people
Editorial staff are set to party at three Ecng papers after they each won a £1,000 award for putting new ideas into practice. The Hitchin Comet, Ilford Recorder and Evening News in Norwich won the cash, to be spent on
Editor delivers campaign message to Downing Street
10,000-name petition to support under-threat A&E unit is “voice of the people”
Recorder editor meets with royalty
Readers of the Ilford Recorder have contributed £134,000 to a £2m new cancer treatment centre at King George Hospital, after an appeal in the newspaper. The centre got its royal seal of approval when Princess Alexandra conducted the official opening.
Cancer appeal tops £100,000
The Ilford Recorder has been given a boost after its appeal for cash to build a new cancer unit topped the £100,000 mark. Its Building for Life campaign was launched last October in conjunction with Macmillan Cancer Relief, and since
Donations set to smash hospital target
The Ilford Recorder is about to smash a £60,000 target set to boost specialist cancer treatment at a local hospital. A superb response from readers helped it meet the £40,000 Christmas target, bringing the prospect of a new unit for
First battle won in Recorder campaign
The Ilford Recorder has won its first victory in a campaign to bring the high-speed rail link to the borough. It has been revealed that the option for the first CrossRail line – a joint venture between Transport for London
First battle won in Recorder campaign
The Ilford Recorder has won its first victory in a campaign to bring the high-speed rail link to the borough. It has been revealed that the option for the first CrossRail line – a joint venture between Transport for London
Court is saved from closure
The Ilford Recorder has helped to save a magistrates court from closure. Redbridge courthouse in Barkingside faced the axe under proposals by the Greater London Magistrates’ Court Authority to cut costs and centralise services in London. But following the Justice
Weekly newspapers line up for annual industry awards
Journalists from weekly newspapers around the country are to gather in Warwickshire for the Weekly Newspaper Awards. The Forest of Arden Marriott hotel will host the Newspaper Society event on Thursday. The judges will reward both advertising and editorial successes
London papers rewarded for coverage on refugee and asylum issues
The Highbury and Islington Express and the Wembley Observer have been honoured at the Mayor of London’s first ever local press awards. The regional newspapers were among the winners at the event held to recognise balanced and accurate coverage of
Trainee is named Journalist of the Year
Yellow Advertiser trainee reporter Jon Austin has been named the 2004 Shepherd Neame Essex Journalist of the Year. The judges praised Austin’s string of exclusives, which included an exposé of two cases of Legionnaire’s disease – one fatal – that
Archant award winners roll of honour
This is the full list of Archant Awards 2003 winners and finalists Journalist of the YearWinner: Mark Nicholls, EDP, Archant Norfolk, Finalists: Alex Gore, Evening News, Archant Norfolk; Danielle Nuttall, EADT, Archant Suffolk; Grant Sherlock, Ilford Recorder, Archant East London
Murder coverage earns journalism award
Basildon Evening Echo crime reporter Carl Eve was named the 2003 Shepherd Neame Essex Journalist of the Year. The awards judges praised his “brilliant” coverage of the Danielle Jones murder trial, heralded as “a classic example of thorough digging and