It was a case of gamekeeper turned poacher for the Romford Recorder’s Barry Kirk when he sat down to watch a performance he penned himself. The deputy editor and theatre critic usually sits in the auditorium of the Queen’s Theatre
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The Western Morning News is pledging to support a campaign to prevent horses, ponies and donkeys suffering from a live export ban being overturned by EU regulations.A front page article, double-page spread and letters to the editor have all featured
Bashful news ed says 'Thanks for the mammaries, Jordan'
Romford Recorder news editor Ian Lynch pulled rank over colleagues to get up-close and personal with busty glamour girl Jordan. Ian, (28), ventured out to meet the star when she opened a local sex shop to mark national Foreplay Day
Weekly celebrates its centenary year
The Romford Recorder is celebrating 100 years of being the weekly record of news in the town. To mark its centenary year it has published a 44-page supplement, largely put together by deputy editor Barry Kirk, who with 30 years
Plaque will ensure memory of reporter lives on
A memorial plaque has been unveiled at Havering council chamber in memory of a council reporter who died earlier this year. Roy Weal had worked at the Romford Recorder since 1979, and died in March after a long illness. The
Royal coverage adds thousands more copies
A visit by the Queen to Havering in London brought a welcome circulation boost for the Romford Recorder. Her Majesty decided to visit on press day – but that didn’t stop the paper from producing a total of six pages
Tributes paid as Roy dies at 51
Tributes have been paid to long-serving Romford Recorder local government reporter Roy Weal. He had been battling a serious illness and died aged 51. All three of the area’s MPs, as well as other political figures from the local scene
News in brief
More than £115,000 has been raised by the South Wales Evening Post and Port Talbot Courier’s Steel Blast Appeal following last year’s Corus explosion in Port Talbot.The appeal has already paid out £87,000 to the families and survivors and the
Archant posts record profits
Publisher Archant, formerly Ecng, has announced record profits of £26.1m. The Norwich-based company is best known for publishing newspapers and magazines and is also involved in contract print and electronic publishing. The operating profit for 2001 of £26.1m is up
BT awards shortlist unveiled
IT’S down to two – Metro London and the Ipswich Evening Star – in the battle to be named London and Northern Home Counties Daily Newspaper of the Year. Shortlisted entrants in the annual BT Press and Broadcast Awards were
Bare bones of a joke
Rachel Allen, of the Romford Recorder newspaper, felt compelled to apologise for the joke she has contributed to our corny Christmas contest. “Sorry – it’s the only one I remember from last year’s crackers!” said Rachel, before wowing us with:
Landmark law ruling backs Romford Recorder
The role of the regional press was key to a decision by law lords to lift reporting restrictions in a murder case later this month. The Romford Recorder was backed by three national newspaper groups in a battle to have
6,000 protestors take to streets in Recorder prison plan fight
Thousands of protestors took to the streets to support a Romford Recorder campaign to stop Britain’s biggest prison being built on its patch. Around 6,000 campaigners marched through the streets, Waving placards and banners, in a bid to halt Government
Recorder target reached
The Romford Recorder has raised a welcome £100,000 for a local hospice. The money, raised as a result of a year-long appeal, will help towards patient care at the Saint Francis Hospice which has annual running costs of £3.2m. The
Fighting for justice
The Romford Recorder has made a double appeal to help attack victim Dean Everett. A gang of yobs left Dean, (21), paralysed from the chest down in a vicious assault in September 2000 and since then he has been having
Oxford Times and Kent On Sunday win at Weekly Newspaper Awards
Sir Ray Tindle’s long press career acknowledged at industry event – See the full winners list