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Paul Linford

Paul Linford has been Publisher of HoldtheFrontPage since June 2008. He is a former assistant editor of The Journal, Newcastle and has also worked for the South Wales Echo, Derby Telegraph and Mansfield Chad.

NS to merge comms and marketing operations

The Newspaper Society is to merge its communications and marketing departments under the current comms director Lynne Anderson, it announced today. The move follows the decision by marketing director Robert Ray to leave the NS in January. Johnston Press chief

Regional Press Awards to continue under SoE aegis

The Society of Editors has announced it is to stage the Regional Press Awards again next year following its successful revival of the event last May. Full details of the 2012 event will be announced in January but the date

New chairman appointed for Trinity Mirror

A former chief financial officer of Reuters has been chosen as the chairman designate of Trinity Mirror. David Grigson will join the company’s board as a non-executive director from 1 January and will take over as chairman from Sir Ian

Newsagents lament loss of Kent weeklies

Newsagents in Kent have expressed disappointment at the decision to close two weekly titles in the wake of a failed merger bid. Regional publisher Northcliffe Media is axing the Medway News and East Kent Gazette after its bid to sell