Leigh Journal
- Address: 44-46 Railway Road, Leigh, WN7 4AT
- Phone: 01942 672241
- Website: www.leighjournal.co.uk
- Frequency: Weekly
What we have written about Leigh Journal
March 25, 2010
Freesheets do battle as two new titles launch
Publisher hails ‘hell of a market’ in community newspapers
October 1, 2009
MEN named top newspaper in new O2 awards
Gazette, News and LEP also take home prizes from regional awards
August 27, 2009
Telegraph has strong showing in North West awards
See the full shortlist for latest O2 Media Awards
March 19, 2009
Government to stage summit on future of local media
Culture secretary gives backing to union proposal
December 10, 2008
Eleven newspapers under closure threat
Newsquest announces major shake-up and restructure
October 15, 2008
Five jobs at risk in North-West shake-up
Redundancy threat at Bolton News and sister weeklies
February 20, 2008
Bury Times appoints first female editor
Digital development editor takes on new challenge
June 25, 2007
Tributes paid to former editor
Former Leigh Journal editor Fred Pinder has died. The retired journalist had last month suffered a heart attack, but had appeared to be recovering well….
June 25, 2007
Agreement over wages in Bolton
Management and journalists at Newsquest Bolton, publishers of the Bolton Evening News and Bury Times Group, have reached agreement over the 2003 pay review. Under…
June 25, 2007
Journalists due to start "indefinite" strike in Bradford
Pay talks between management and staff at Newsquest Bradford have failed to reach a conclusion – and the journalists taking industrial action are due to…
June 25, 2007
'All options open' in long-running dispute
National Union of Journalists members at Newsquest’s Bolton and Bury titles are considering all their options following talks between NUJ general secretary Jeremy Dear and…
June 25, 2007
12-day strike by journalists due to start
Union members at a Yorkshire newspaper company were today due to walk out for a 12-day stoppage over pay after rejecting a two per cent…
