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Former regional newspaper editor Malcolm Armstrong has died. He was 87. He had spent a lifetime in journalism which culminated in him taking charge at the Sunday Sun in Newcastle in the late 1960s. During his time there he was
A football reporter was forced to report from the stands after his newspaper was banned from the press box. The row erupted between Watford FC and the Watford Observer over its coverage of ticketing for a concert by former club
Former Eastern Daily Press reporter John Kitson has received an MBE from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace. John, who retired from the Archant-owned newspaper in 1999, travelled to the palace to collect the award for his services to
Chart-toppers Natasha Bedingfield and Darius helped encourage GCSE success in a concert organised by the Grimsby Telegraph. The pop stars performed at the paper’s Bright Start concert, attended by hundreds of Grimsby-area teenagers who had done well in last summer’s
Two British journalists working in the Bahamas saw their bylines go all over the world with the death of best-selling novelist Arthur Hailey, who had lived in Nassau for more than 40 years. Hundreds of newspapers and television stations worldwide
The Nottingham Evening Post has exposed lapses in credit card security at four major city stores. “D. Duck” was the signature used by consumer affairs correspondent Kevin Peachey to sign credit card slips at Boots, Dixons, Asda and Marks &
Retired Elgin journalist Stewart McPherson, who spent most of his professional life in America, has died in the town’s hospital aged 67, after a three-year battle against cancer. He started his career as a trainee reporter on the former Elgin
South Wales Argus deputy editor Kevin Ward is leaving the paper after more than 15 years. But he isn’t going very far. His new office is about ten yards away from his current place of work. Kevin, (38), has been
Former regional newspaper editor Malcolm Armstrong has died. He was 87. He had spent a lifetime in journalism which culminated in him taking charge at the Sunday Sun in Newcastle in the late 1960s. During his time there he was
Andy Sambidge, (left), has been appointed as the new editor of the Wiltshire Times and West & North Wilts Star. Currently editor of Newsquest’s East Wales Weeklies – part of the group’s Wales and Gloucestershire region – he will take
The funeral of veteran journalist Barbara Butcher MBE has taken place at Wye, near Ashford in Kent. It attracted people from all walks of life anxious to pay their own private tributes to the former Kentish Express writer, who died
Freelance journalist Maurice Fells has called for a centre to promote local history and preserve the heritage of part of Bristol. Maurice, who has worked for the Evening Post, HTV and Radio Bristol, has penned a new book to highlight
The Galloway Gazette has been told not to repeat an in-paper advert that suggests Audit Bureau Circulation data shows it to be the area’s fastest-growing newspaper.The title has only one ABC certified figure, so the claim is not supported by
A group of pensioners has faced the challenge of rock-climbing, abseiling, horse riding, sailing and camping on Exmoor… with a little help from Lichfield Mercury news editor Andy Kerr. He joined the daredevils to help him overcome some of his
The Enquirer Series has published its 100th edition – and as a double celebration, its circulation has soared to 60,000. Launched in November 2002, The Enquirer is the only independent, regional, weekly paper covering South Essex and East London. And
Chris Styles, (right), has been promoted to deputy editor of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle. He moved there two years ago from the Evening Gazette on Teesside, where he was news editor. He held the same position at the Express &