A freelance journalist and sub-editor was found dead in his home.

Gerard Martin Phelan, who was known to friends and colleagues as Ged, was 58.

He was based in the Worcestershire town of Bewdley and worked for, among others, the Kidderminster Shuttle as a freelance sub-editor.

An inquest has been opened and adjourned by Worcestershire Coroner. It is not believed there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.

Two reporters from the Daily Record have completed an Ironman triathlon in Barcelona.

Mark McGivern finished the course in 10hrs 37mins while James Moncur came home in 11hrs 19mins.

An Ironman consists of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and finishes with a full marathon.

You can read how they got on at dailyrecord.co.uk.

Regional publisher the KM Group has produced a special supplement listing the top 50 fastest-growing businesses in Kent and Medway.

The MegaGrowth supplement, published in weekly pullout Kent Business, profiles each of the businesses and charts their success over the last four years.

Morag Welham, head of special interest at the KM Group, said: “Now more than ever it’s important to share the good news stories of businesses in the county.”

Former Chester Chronicle sub-editor Paul Lucas was crowned green motoring journalist of the year.

Paul now works as a content editor for environmental car guide TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk.

Judges said Paul did “a fantastic job of organising a wealth of articles and other information into easy to follow sections”.

The deadline for an award for the best ‘Twitterers’ is fast approaching.

The ‘Golden Twits’ is free to enter and open to anybody with a healthy record of posting updates on Twitter.

For more details and to enter the ‘Golden Twits’, visit goldentwits.com before Thursday.