An award winning reporter has left a regional daily after what she termed “ten glorious years.”

Gina Marden, crime reporter of the Basildon Echo, has revealed on Twitter that she will not be returning to the title after going on maternity leave.

Gina, left, won the Daily Journalist of the Year award at this year’s EDF Energy East of England Media Awards, ending the seven-year reign of her Echo colleague Jon Austin.

She tweeted:  “Thanks to all my followers. I resigned from the echo a week ago after 10 glorious years so will no return from maternity leave. Thanks xx”

Other recent job moves in the regional press include:

• Emma McKinney, comsumer editor for Trinity Mirror Midlands has returned to the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham Post, Coventry Telegraph and Sunday Mercury from maternity leave.
• Evesham and Cotswold reporter Freya Leng has left the paper and will join the Cambridge News later this month.
• Georgia Arlott has left the Coventry Telegraph, where she was a reporter
• Kim Inam has left as news editor of North London Newspapers.
• Marion Dakers is the new city editor for Glasgow daily The Herald. The former City A. M. deputy news editor, takes over from Tim Sharp who’s leaving to become pensions policy officer at the TUC.

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