Rob Lawson
What we have written about Rob Lawson
January 27, 2012
Newsroom in shock at journalist’s sudden death
Editors in tribute to popular colleague
February 9, 2010
Dyson at Large: Fancy a half-price boudoir makeover?
Former Brum editor heads for North-East in latest blog post
January 20, 2009
Newspaper gives away job ads to beat downturn
Sunderland Echo galvanises community against recession
June 25, 2007
Echo e-paper goes live
North East title is first to launch a new service which will roll-out across Johnston Press dailies
June 25, 2007
How one journalist kept on the trail of 'Wearside Jack'
Jailing of hoaxer marks the end of a long investigation by Echo
June 25, 2007
Editors survive holiday hurricane horror
Two regional newspaper editors have told how their holidays to Florida became dominated by the worst hurricane to hit the area in more than ten…
June 25, 2007
Echo offers reward to catch a killer
The Sunderland Echo is offering a £1,500 reward in a bid to find out who killed a city teenager. Scott Pritchard, (19), was beaten to…
June 25, 2007
Paper's £500 reward to catch sex attacker
The Sunderland Echo has offered a £500 reward in a bid to catch a “depraved” sex attacker who may have struck twice on a local…
June 25, 2007
Explosive story runs for a week
A wartime drama left 2,000 people evacuated from their homes and brought a wealth of copy for the Sunderland Echo. The paper enjoyed a running…
June 25, 2007
Echo and Gazette to get new editors
The Sunderland Echo is to get a new editor as Andrew Smith steps aside to concentrate on a new role within the company. He will…
June 25, 2007
News in brief
A loan company that was exposed by the Manchester Evening News – for targeting the poor and then keeping them hanging on £1-a-minute premium phone…
June 25, 2007
Gazette offers reward
The Shields Gazette has put up a £1,500 reward to catch the killer of a homeless man who died on South Shields seafront. Ex-soldier Richard…
June 25, 2007
Gazette organises guns amnesty
Air gun attacks could be coming to an end in South Tyneside – thanks to the Shields Gazette. The paper is making a concerted effort…
June 25, 2007
Payout for rape victim identified in local press
Woman not named but newspaper’s description led to identification
