Archant South West chief photographer Simon Horn has been awarded the Licentiateship of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain after submitting his work.Simon said: “The portfolio took around three years to put together and contained photographs chosen to demonstrate
Newsquest
- Head Office: 58 Church Street, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8DP
- Website: www.newsquest.co.uk
Owned by US-based publisher Gannett, Newsquest is one of the UK’s largest publishers of local and regional newspapers with more than 300 titles.
Its major UK publishing centres include York and Glasgow and it employs more than 8,000 staff.
A relatively young company, Newsquest was born in 1995 from Reed Regional Newspapers and has since acquired long-established publisher Westminster Press.
More information can be found on the company’s website at www.newsquest.co.uk.
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News in brief
The Press Complaints Commission can today announce that it received 1,018 complaints between January and March 2004, in line with the figures for 2003, when a record number was received over the course of the year. Of those complaints that
Editor in the stocks to celebrate 150th
The Wiltshire Times celebrated its 150th birthday by putting editor Toby Granville in the stocks. Anniversary festivities kicked off at Trowbridge’s annual May Fair when readers – and staff – had the chance to throw wet sponges at Toby to
Surprise, surprise for reporter Margaret
Veteran Bucks Free Press reporter Margaret Smith was given an unexpected ‘surprise surprise’ when she was handed an award by Cilla Black. Margaret was standing with her notebook at an event celebrating four years of fund raising for the local
US trip as NUJ campaigns on pay
Members of the National Union of Journalists have travelled to America as part of an ongoing protest over pay at Newsquest. They targeted the publisher’s US parent company Gannett at its annual meeting in Washington. Protestors moved a motion calling
Charles backs role of the regional press
The Prince of Wales praised the role of local newspapers when he met the editor of the West Essex Guardian. David Jackman was introduced to Prince Charles when he visited the Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey. The church was the scene
Celebration event targeted by union's low pay campaign
Protestors from the National Union of Journalists staged a demo outside an event organised to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Eddie Shah’s Messenger group. Eddie Shah, a union-busting employer, sacked NUJ and print union members in 1983 during a dispute
Willis appointed to Sussex role
Martyn Willis has been appointed managing director of Newsquest (Sussex). He replaces Howard Scott, whose appointment as Newsquest’s group newspaper sales director was announced last month. Previously publisher of the News Shopper Series in North Kent/South London, Martyn’s appointment took
Paper's support in hunt for missing woman
The Evening Advertiser in Swindon has helped the search for missing local woman Amanda Edwards. The Newsquest-owned daily printed 1,000 posters, designed by the paper’s staff, which were distributed locally by police. Pic: Evening Advertiser The 21-year-old had not been
News in brief
The Carmarthen Journal has joined forces with the Woodland Trust in a campaign to buy 32 acres of woodland near Llandello.The Journal is focusing on the campaign with fact, figures and more information on how it can help readers reach
Advertiser names its man
Mark Waldron is to become the new editor of the Swindon Evening Advertiser. Currently deputy editor of the South Wales Echo in Cardiff, he will succeed Simon O’Neill, who left to become editor of the Oxford Mail in February. The
Star's own team of 'ringers' brings charity success
English rugby history (of sorts) was recreated when a Newsquest title assembled its own team to mark November’s World Cup win down under. Coach Clive Woodward would have been impressed with the Bucks Star’s never-say-die attitude in Buckinghamshire. Because for
Mike says so long – but not goodbye – to the Echo
The Southern Daily Echo’s Mike Ford has retired after 43 years with the newspaper. Mike has spent much of his career commentating on the south’s economy as the Echo’s business editor and then regional business editor for Newsquest’s south coast
Former south coast reporters sought
Do you know any ex-Bridport and Lyme Regis News reporters? Editor Margery Hookings is attempting to round them up and probe them for their memories of life on the Dorset weekly. She is compiling a special book which is due
Newsquest's Guardian series appoints new publisher
The Guardian series in the North West, which includes the Runcorn & Widnes World, has a new publisher, Eleanor Underhill. Eleanor took up her new post after Chris Hughes was promoted to regional managing director for Newsquest (North West). She
News in brief
Journalist and PR expert Helen Sanderson has been appointed public relations manager at the Manchester Evening News.She has spent the past five years in PR and originally trained as a broadcast journalist, working for CBS in America after graduating from