A trainee reporter has left a regional daily to join another newspaper covering the same region.

Adam Foster has joined the Northern Echo, having previously covered the North-East of England for Newcastle daily The Chronicle.

Adam, pictured, joined The Chronicle in September last year but has now transferred to the Darlington-based Echo.

He trained as a journalist at the University of Sunderland.

Writing on X, Adam thanked Echo editor Gavin Foster and head of news Nick Gullon for recruiting him.

He said: “I’m delighted to share that I’ve started a new position as a trainee reporter at the Northern Echo.

“Really looking forward to getting up and running and covering a number of important topics in the region.”