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Johnston Press

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

New Yorkshire Post editor is named

Peter Charlton is to become the new editor of the Yorkshire Post. Currently editor of the Sheffield Star, which along with the Yorkshire Post is owned by Johnston Press, he will also become director of Yorkshire Post Newspapers Limited. His

Rachael Campey resigns as editor of Yorkshire Post

Rachael Campey has quit as editor of the Yorkshire Post, after 18 months in the role. She is not serving notice and her deputy Duncan Hamilton is acting editor. Staff were told yesterday afternoon in a statement from the newspaper’s

Newsquest first as it drops bulk sales

Newsquest has become the first of the four biggest UK regional publishing groups to remove bulk copies from the audited figures of its entire newspaper portfolio. The January to June ABC figures record 100 per cent actively purchased copies for

Veteran snapper celebrates 40 years at lively weekly

Veteran Derbyshire Times photographer Bernard Jones is celebrating 40 years with the paper. Bernard, (55), commemorated the milestone at a party attended by colleagues past and present. He told Holdthefrontpage: “We had a get-together at a local bar last Thursday

Editor quits after caption error

The editor of a weekly newspaper has resigned after a picture caption was published which ridiculed locals taking part in a traditional event. The Southern Reporter, based in Selkirk, horrified readers with the captions that accompanied reports in last week’s

Paper celebrates with Special Edition brew

The Whitby Gazette has teamed up with local brewery Black Dog to launch a beer to mark the paper’s 150th anniversary. The 5.2 per cent bitter Whitby Gazette Special Edition is available at selected pubs in the Whitby area –

Industry top brass keep champagne date with Duke

Newspaper executives joined past and present staff from the Derbyshire Times to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the paper at a gala celebration at Chatsworth House. Almost 170 guests were invited to the black tie event, hosted by the Duke

Evening News team crowned Scottish football kings

Staff from the Edinburgh Evening News have been crowned football kings of Scotland’s media after winning a tournament at Glasgow’s Hampden Park. The paper’s team (pictured) beat Sky 2-0 in the final of the fifth annual BT Scotland Hampden Press

Celebrations as Yorkshire title turns 250

Staff at the Yorkshire Post are preparing to celebrate an important milestone in the newspaper’s history, as it reaches its 250th anniversary. The broadsheet newspaper – which was first known as the Leeds Intelligencer – was founded on July 2,

News in brief

The regional press increased advertising revenue by 7.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2004, against total growth of 4.8 per cent across all media, according to figures from The Newspaper Society. This made it the fastest growing major

Nick wins editorship of Yorkshire weekly

The Bridlington Free Press has a new editor. Nick Procter, (34), has joined the newspaper from the Whitby Gazette, where he was deputy editor for three years. He has worked for Yorkshire Regional Newspapers since 1993, starting as a trainee

Pickets out early for Gazette strike

More than 20 pickets were out early this morning as National Union of Journalists members went on strike at the Blackpool Gazette. They are demanding better pay and an improved pay structure. The action affects the Blackpool Evening Gazette, Fleetwood

Talks planned over strike threat

Talks are to take place between management at the Blackpool Gazette and union members who are threatening to walk out over pay on Friday. The strike vote was endorsed last week, but members of the National Union of Journalists have

Gazette staff to walk out after Euro elections

Journalists are set to strike over pay at the Blackpool Gazette and its sister weekly newspapers. The National Union of Journalists has held a number of ballots and agreed on the one-day stoppage for its members on Friday June 11,

Regional press runners' marathon efforts

Regional newspaper journalists from around the country have been recovering this week after successfully completing the London Marathon. Jane Manning, Chris Oxley, Charles Elder, Jane Woodhead, Michael Jones and Alan Williams were among 32,000 participants who ran the tough 26.2

New look for The News

Portsmouth-based newspaper The News has today hit the streets with a bright new look. Changes to both the design and content of the Johnston Press-owned daily have been introduced, and include a more ‘poster-like’ front page. From today readers will