Simon O’Neill is to become the new editor of the Oxford Mail following the retirement of Jim McClure. Currently editor of Swindon’s Evening Advertiser, as well as group editor for Newsquest Wiltshire, he will take up his new post on
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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Weeklies hand over thousands for charity
A newspaper’s charity arm has handed over more than £25,000 to good causes in its circulation area. The cash has come from the Gannett Foundation, part of the Newsquest group which owns the Independent and Guardian series of newspapers in
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Leicester Mercury managing director Tony Hill has joined an international think-tank looking at the future of newspapers and advertising.Hill will link up with newspaper executives from several countries as part of the World Association of Newspapers’ two-year project. He said:
Ocean liner's visit brings extra readers
The arrival of the world’s biggest ocean liner in her home port of Southampton is proving a big “hit” for Newsquest Southern’s digital media team. Boxing Day saw the arrival of the new Cunard liner, QM2, in the city. Website
Swindon Town website reaches a new high
Newsquest Wiltshire’s Swindon Town FC website is proving to be top of the league this season. As well as scooping the Best Niche Internet Site (Community) at Monday’s Newspaper Society New Media Awards, www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk, reached an all-time high of 405,768
Christmas comes (slightly) early in Wiltshire
With less than a month to go to the big day Newsquest Wiltshire has launched its This is Christmas website. The site – which can be found here – is a one-stop guide to all things festive across Wiltshire. This
Farewell to 'Gentleman Jim'
The final curtain has come down on one of the most illustrious journalism careers in Newsquest’s history with the retirement of the Oxford Mail’s editor Jim McClure. Jim first joined the paper 37 years ago as a sub-editor and is
News in brief
National Union of Journalists general secretary Jeremy Dear has awarded the union’s first ‘Scrooge Award for Corporate Greed’ to Newsquest chief executive Paul Davidson.He delivered a bag of chocolate gold coins, a copy of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and
Charity grants from Newsquest group
Three charities visited the Sutton Comet offices in London to receive grant cheques from the Gannett Foundation, the charitable arm of the firm which owns newspaper publishers Newsquest. The Open Door Youth Counselling Service, The Granfer’s Trust and the Friends
Strike action to be debated by union's top brass
Members of the National Union of Journalists are to be officially recognised for their help in sustaining strike action in a six-month pay dispute at the Bradford Telegraph and Argus. The Bradford chapel is to table a motion at the
News in brief
Changes to a European directive to protect and encourage legitimate financial journalism could be implemented next year after being ratified by the European Parliament. The Market Abuse Directive, to eliminate insider dealing and market manipulation, means journalists may have to
London titles can be sold to Newsquest
The two remaining London newspapers targeted by Newsquest in a bid to expand its portfolio in the capital have been given the go-ahead to be sold to the group. They were part of a bid for 27 weekly papers owned
Shock horror! – Editor replaced by bear
The bear-faced cheek of it! A Newsquest editor popped out of his office for a few moments and was instantly usurped – by a yellow bear. Children In Need mascot Pudsey staged the coup during a tour of the Argus
Pay campaign gets off to an "encouraging" start
A national campaign for improved journalists’ pay is making good progress, according to The National Union of Journalists. The union last month launched a bid for a six per cent rise for all journalists at newspapers published by Newsquest for
Weekly marks 125 years of serving the community
A 40-page supplement has been published to mark the 125th anniversary of the Gazette series in Dursley, Gloucestershire. It included a focus on stories from years gone by, messages from civic leaders and MPs, and a look at each 25th
Union plans country-wide pay claim
The National Union of Journalists today launched a national campaign for improved pay at newspapers published by Newsquest. Under the slogan Fair Pay Now, hundreds of journalists from Newsquest titles across the country have signed up to the campaign. It