Michael Cooke is “thrilled” to be taking on new role at weekly title
Johnston Press
- Head Office: 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS
- Website: www.johnstonpress.co.uk
Johnston Press was one of the biggest publishers in the UK regional press with 300 weekly newspapers and 18 daily titles.
Growing from a small base in Scotland it expanded rapidly during the 1990s amd 2000s buying up a series of daily titles including The Scotsman, The Yorkshire Post, the Sunderland Echo and The News, Portsmouth.
Its portfolio eventually grew to around 200 regional and local newspapers and associated websites.
The company went into administration in 2018 but swiftly re-emerged as a new business, JPIMedia, which continued the old JP’s publishing activities.
More information can be found on the company’s website at www.johnstonpress.co.uk.
What we have written about Johnston Press
Island editor to retire after 30 years in charge
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Two new directors at Johnston Press
Les Hinton and Danny Cammiade have been appointed as new directors of Johnston Press. Les, who is executive chairman of News International and chairman of the Press Complaints Commission’s Code of Practice Committee, will become a non-executive director. Danny, who
Paper wins £300,000 grant for archive work
Bound volumes of 300 years-worth of issues will be transferred to microfilm
New Sheffield presses set to roll in 2007
Presses are due to start rolling at a new newspaper printing plant in Sheffield in 2007. Johnston Press is investing £60m on a new facility being built on the site of the former Dinnington colliery in South Yorkshire. It will
Forth Independent buys East Kilbride Mail
Forth Independent Newspapers Ltd, publishers of the Wee County News, has bought the East Kilbride Mail for an undisclosed sum. The free weekly was launched a year ago by businessmen Steve McLaughlin, former circulation director of the Daily Record, and
Johnston signs up to PA supplements deal
The Press Association has signed a 12-month deal with Johnston Press to supply a range of feature-led supplements to its daily and weekly newspapers. The supplements cover generic lifestyle topics and are delivered page-ready complete with words, pictures and graphics.
Cambridgeshire weekly goes live on the web
A new online edition of the Fenland Citizen can now be found on the world wide web, with the launch of its first website. All the latest news, sport and entertainment from the weekly paper can now also be found
New Argus editor is named
Michael Beard has been appointed as group editor at Newsquest Sussex. The move means he becomes editor of The Argus and takes overall charge at several more titles. Michael, (left), takes the reins after Simon Bradshaw left in October after
News in brief
A school nativity scene with Mary, Joseph and the “baby Jesus” (a doll) became a one-parent family – temporarily – when a photographer from the North West Evening Mail turned up.Joseph was photographed alone with the “baby” after Mary’s parents
Clare takes the reins at Herts title
Clare Bourke has been appointed editor of Review and Observer Newspapers in St Albans. Currently deputy editor of the Bucks Free Press, she takes over the role from Deborah Williams in January. Clare, (right), has worked for the Free Press
Southern Reporter chooses new editor
Susan Windram is to become the new editor of the Southern Reporter. The 41-year-old, who is currently a features sub-editor at the Scotsman, said the chance to edit the Selkirk-based weekly was “too good an opportunity to pass by”. She
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'Awkward moral authority to be encouraged' – Ingham
Guests from the world of news, commerce, politics, showbiz and sport all paid tribute to the Yorkshire Post as it marked its 250th year of production. And Margaret Thatcher’s former press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham led the tributes at the
Johnston's Cammiade takes on NS marketing role
Danny Cammiade has been appointed as the Newspaper Society’s new marketing committee chairman. Director of operations for Johnston Press, he is a long-serving member of the committee, which deals the society’s communications work in advertising, newspaper sales, readership, events and