A 55 per cent pass rate in the Spring 2003 National Certificate Examination means that 156 candidates have qualified as journalists. A total of 286 candidtates sat the NCE in April at 16 centres across the UK. The candidates who
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51 per cent pass rate for NCE
A 51 per cent pass rate in the National Certificate Examination means that 136 candidates have qualified as journalists. A total of 265 candidates sat the National Certificate Examination in April at 16 centres across the UK, as well as
Photographers' NCE successes and awards announced
Dominic Lipinski and Alex Rumford were the star turns in their news photography exams
Thirty staff take redundancy as newspaper department closes
Work to begin transfer out of town next month
Weekly journalist enjoys Ryder Cup assignment
Local connection prompts golf fan to fly to Ireland for “out of this world” trip
String of stunts spice up weekends for action man Aidan
Sub-editor’s adventures have so far included skydiving and bungee jumping as he pens new column
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Newsquest invests in training, plus: Runner-up prize for Booth, and more news in brief
Ex-journalist's crime novel up for writing award
Work of deputy editor-turned-author is nominated for Theakston’s prize
Find out who has scooped the King's Game prize
Find out who has scooped the King’s Game competition prize
Invitations sent to 24 editors for Galway get-together
A host of prominent names from the British press – all linked by the Greenslade Bursary – will be brought together by the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors. In 1977 the Society set up a scholarship in memory of
Well worth the paper it's printed on!
A fan of the Worksop Guardian who uncovered a copy of the paper that’s almost 100 years old has declared it “an excellent read”! That’s despite the fact that the ageing paper has only eight pages. It is from May
News in brief
An elderly war veteran, whose electric wheelchair was wrecked by vandals, has been overwhelmed by the generosity of readers of the Croydon Guardian.The newspaper told how the incident had left Fred Taylor a prisoner in his own home, prompting dozens
Conflict is inspiration for fiction series
Former journalist Stephen Booth has given up his career in newspapers to write a series of novels set in the heart of Derbyshire.But why has the Nottinghamshire-based, award-winning author chosen Derbyshire as the setting for his detective series?The former deputy
Dancing with the Virgins hits the bookshelves
After months of anticipation, the new novel from a former Midlands journalist has hit the bookshelves. Dancing with the Virgins is the second book from Stephen Booth, who spent fifteen years as a reporter with the Worksop Guardian. It is
Notts newsman joins the major league
Page 2 of 2 He explained: “It was quite funny. When I signed the contract I said that deadlines wouldn’t be a problem because I was an experienced journalist – then I managed to miss the deadline for Dancing.. by
Notts newsman joins the major league
Page 1 of 2 A Nottinghamshire deputy editor is quitting journalism to concentrate on his burgeoning writing career. Stephen Booth, who works for the Worksop Guardian, made the decision to quit the newsdesk after clinching a new contract with publishing