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Former Kent Messenger editor Arthur Potter has died. The 69-year-old ex-journalist collapsed at his home in Aylesford and later died in hospital. Before joining the Kent Messenger Group Arthur had enjoyed a career in Fleet Street, working as sports sub-editor
Newcastle Chronicle and Journal Ltd has confirmed that a £2.6m investment will go ahead to increase colour capacity on its presses. The development will give it the capability of producing newspapers, which include a four-edition Chronicle and five-edition Journal, with
The Prince of Wales praised the role of local newspapers when he met the editor of the West Essex Guardian. David Jackman was introduced to Prince Charles when he visited the Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey. The church was the scene
Anita Syvret, editor of the Gloucestershire Echo, has given a presentation on the art of self-promotion at an event organised by the Chartered Management Institute.Entitled ‘How to Get Your Name in the Paper Without Paying for it’, Anita gave an
A former newspaper editor who spent half a century in journalism has died aged 99. Robert Clough, who had been awarded the CBE for services to the newspaper industry, was just two months short of his 100th birthday. During his
The Evening Star in Ipswich is offering a £500 reward in a bid to find the killer of a snowy owl that had escaped from a local sanctuary. The bird, which had evaded efforts to recapture it following its escape
Croydon Advertiser editor Ian Carter has been made editor-in-chief at East Surrey and Sussex Newspapers. He will oversee ten titles including the Surrey Mirror Series, the Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser and the Crawley News. Ian, (33), will retain responsibility for
Plans to keep inquests open to the press and public are being welcomed by the regional newspaper industry. There were fears that a Government review might close some hearings in the coroner’s court after the review body questioned the need
I remember Mac Cherry well. He was, in my opinion, a journalists’ journalist.
Conservative Party co-chairman Lord Maurice Saatchi was the guest at a Newspaper Society presidential lunch for regional publishers and editors.He was the co-founder of Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising in 1970 and is now a partner in M&C Saatchi. He was
Former staff from the North London Weekly Herald series have enjoyed an evening of nostalgia, re-living their time together in a busy newsroom in the 1970s. Nineteen staff who worked on the titles, based in Tottenham, Wood Green, Edmonton and
Regional newspaper journalists from around the country have been recovering this week after successfully completing the London Marathon. Jane Manning, Chris Oxley, Charles Elder, Jane Woodhead, Michael Jones and Alan Williams were among 32,000 participants who ran the tough 26.2
A driving school with a difference has set up in Yorkshire – and Huddersfield Examiner reporter Jenny Parkin went along to try it out. Jenny Parkingets to grips witha Subaru. Photo:Andy Catchpool It’s different because it lets people drive a
Editor’s secretary Margaret Luck has embarked on an epic journey to cross Peru on her bike for charity. She travelled out at the end of last week to join 25 others on the ride from Lake Titicaca to Machu Picchu,
The Newspaper Society has responded to the European parliament over plans for the Working Time directive for a maximum 48 hour working week, and opt-out clauses for certain industries.It said that the flexibility allowed by the opt-out was essential for
Staff at the Lowestoft Journal helped boost fundraising efforts for a new community football centre in the town when they donned their trunks to take part in a swimathon. Editor Russell Cook teamed up with the paper’s field sales representatives