Regional press news – this story updated 10.6.2000 News In Brief from around the regions by HoldTheFrontPage staff CROWNING GLORY: A quiet Bolton street has been unmasked as the most famous neighbourhood in the country. The row of terraced houses
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It's not all beer and skittles, says Bob
Bob Turner went to the pub seven years ago…but now he’s back. A journalist for 27 years, Bob left the Nottingham Evening Post in 1993 for a complete career change to become a licensee. Now, after successfully running a number
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A REAL HANDFUL: Pensioner Godfrey Hill has been called The Messiah, an alien and a freak – because he has a thumb and five fingers on each hand. The 72-year-old retired engineer has hexadactyly. The condition is said to affect
New editor will ring the changes
Changes are planned at the Oldham Evening Chronicle following the appointment of Jim Williams (pictured) as editor. He succeeds Philip Hirst, who had been editor since 1991. Mr Hirst (48) has been promoted to managing director of Hirst, Kidd and
Chronicle wins right to name mother in home alone case
The Oldham Evening Chronicle has won the right to name a woman who left her three-year-old daughter home alone, after it persuaded a judge to overturn a section 39 order. The newspaper argued that because of the serious nature of
PCC plans more open days after first event's success
The Press Complaints Commission has said it plans to hold two further open days next year, following the success of its first event in Manchester on Tuesday. The press watchdog hosted its first ever open day at Manchester Art Gallery
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
The majority of complaints made to the Press Complaints Commission, which raise a possible breach of the Code of Practice, are resolved directly between the Commission’s staff, editors and complainants. These are either settled to the express satisfaction of the
Editor's rallying call in bid to reverse Govt 'change of heart'
The Oldham Evening Chronicle has launched a campaign to save the town’s Metro after the Government’s announcement to scrap a planned expansion of the system to the town. Secretary of state for transport Alistair Darling has blamed the move on
Chronicle joins graffiti battle
The Oldham Evening Chronicle has joined the fight against a plague of graffiti which is costing the town tens of thousands of pounds to remove. The newspaper is publishing a series of photographs of graffiti taken around the town in
Newspaper prints photos to find graffiti culprits
The Oldham Evening Chronicle has joined the fight against a plague of graffiti which is costing the town tens of thousands of pounds to remove. The newspaper is publishing a series of photographs of graffiti taken around the town in
Major milestone for family-owned title
The Oldham Evening Chronicle is celebrating an important milestone this year. It was first published – as a weekly paper – on May 6, 1854, making 2004 the paper’s 150th anniversary. Since then it has had only eight editors and
Editors speak out on ethnic recruitment
I though there was enough common sense in the world of the regional press not to follow the sheep and indulge in positive discrimination:(‘Editors speak out on ethnic recruitment).
Nominees revealed for North West Newspaper Awards
Journalists from Liverpool, Blackburn, Oldham and Manchester in with a shout for glory
Chronicle racing man is crowned nation's top tipster
An Oldham Evening Chronicle racing correspondent has proved he is the nation’s top tipster after winning a national competition. Keith McHugh was victorious in the Coral/Racing Post jumps season naps table which is contested by 55 racing experts from national