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Mail hails wind of change for East Coast port

A regional daily cleared its first nine pages yesterday after the announcement of a major wind farm project worth up to 10,000 jobs.

The Hull Daily Mail was understandably cock-a-hoop over Siemens’ announcement of a multi-million pound investment on the banks of the Humber that is expected to transform the city’s economy.

Hull beat off tough competition from other ports to attract the deal, which has been hailed as the most significant investment in the area for decades.

The Mail’s coverage included comments from the Prime Minister David Cameron, who said: “Hull is now poised to capitalise on the jobs and investment this will bring.”


Editor John Meehan said: “We’ve tracked this story from the outset and have built strong relationships with many of the parties involved.

“As a result, we were able to get an early steer and offer readers unrivalled coverage of one of the most important developments in the city for decades.

“There was a lot of competition for this investment so we had to handle the story very sensitively to make sure we didn’t jeopardise the bid.

“In the end, we are delighted that Siemens has chosen Hull. It’s fantastic news for the city and the wider region.”

Next month, the Mail will jointly stage a two-day event to promote the local business opportunities presented by the renewable energy industry, in association with the Yorkshire-based Renewables Network.

Mr Meehan added: “Renewable energy represents an amazing opportunity for the whole region. The announcement by Siemens could just be the tip of the iceberg.”

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  • January 21, 2011 at 10:04 am
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    OOOOH, look at us we did a story! Aren’t we clever

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  • January 21, 2011 at 10:33 am
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    Hear hear. While obviously big news for Hull one wonders why this is of interest to readers of a journalism industry website.

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  • January 21, 2011 at 10:45 am
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    Can no one in these comments sections ever say anything positive? It’s a big story for Hull and nine pages is an impresseive amount of coverage. I say well done to ’em.

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  • January 21, 2011 at 1:53 pm
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    @They just hatin’ – hear hear with you. If you take Dave’s view to a logical conclusion there would be hardly anything reported on this site.

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  • January 24, 2011 at 11:27 am
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    Not at all Retired sub. These stories, which are the most recent on HTFP, are either about developments in the industry or human interest stories about people in the industry. They are not stories about stories. Former photographer dies day after wife’s funeral Snapper spent 20 years at regional daily Post Lite back in business this week Trinty title to resume publication after ‘seasonal suspension’ Regional daily unveils new look to readers Paper aims to become more modern and easier on the eye Weekly sports editor retires after 30 years Journalist role started after time as advertising rep Messenger reporter scoops second award Weekly praised for sex industry expose Free weekly to close next month says publisher Paper will become part of paid-for sister title Deputy editor takes on ambitious 2011 film challenge Journalist aims to review every movie released in 2011

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