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The only national Welsh language newspaper, Y Cymro, is changing its publication date from Saturday to Wednesday. The title will launch on January 28 with a special reduced price of 10p for two weeks. The last Saturday edition will appear
The funeral has taken place of a former long-serving sports editor of the Hull Daily Mail. Brian Taylor died, aged 73, during the Christmas break after a short illness. He will be best remembered for his coverage of Hull City
Cornwall and Devon Media has made its move to purpose built offices at the £4m riverside City Wharf in Truro. The modern offices will provide state-of-the-art accommodation for around 150 staff of the West Briton, the Cornishman and Cornish Guardian,
The Derbyshire Times has celebrated its 150th birthday by receiving a special letter of congratulations from the Queen. The Chesterfield-based weekly published its first edition on January 7, 1854, and this week published a commemorative 24-page broadsheet supplement, which included
Page 2 of 2 “I have been encouraged by the comments and sales of my book. There does seem to be a passion out there to retain punctuation, and that’s good to know.” Being of the generation that punctuation forgot,
Birmingham Evening Mail readers have voted overwhelmingly to boot out local traffic wardens. Given the chance, 94 per cent of voters would gladly see the back of Control Plus, a traffic warden company under contract by the city council. The
Simon O’Neill is to become the new editor of the Oxford Mail following the retirement of Jim McClure. Currently editor of Swindon’s Evening Advertiser, as well as group editor for Newsquest Wiltshire, he will take up his new post on
A newspaper’s charity arm has handed over more than £25,000 to good causes in its circulation area. The cash has come from the Gannett Foundation, part of the Newsquest group which owns the Independent and Guardian series of newspapers in
Leicester Mercury managing director Tony Hill has joined an international think-tank looking at the future of newspapers and advertising.Hill will link up with newspaper executives from several countries as part of the World Association of Newspapers’ two-year project. He said:
Publishing company Archant is giving readers the chance to send text messages to the editors, enter competitions, comment on articles and vote via the mobile phone service. By using the latest premium-rate mobile technologies in its publications and web site
The Hull Daily Mail is joining forces with Humberside Police and East Yorkshire Motor Services to crack down on anti-social behaviour on the road. Their get tough campaign follows an instance where four boys, aged from 12 to 14, were
Colleagues have paid tribute to a former Slough Express journalist who died over the Christmas period after a short illness. “Gentleman” Jim Stewart, who was 95, worked as chief reporter and news editor at the Express in the 1960s and
Birmingham Evening Mail readers have voted overwhelmingly to boot out local traffic wardens. Given the chance, 94 per cent of voters would gladly see the back of Control Plus, a traffic warden company under contract by the city council. The
Former Press Complaints Commission director Guy Black has been on the receiving end of media interest this week. The Brentwood Gazette securing the first interview with him since he became the Conservative party’s head of communications. When PCC director he
A call has gone out for media professionals to give up some time and use their communication skills to do voluntary work for charity. The Media Trust is asking people to donate their skills to the charity of their choice,
Aspiring journalist David Braithwaite gained valuable industry experience and topped up his air miles in one fell swoop – flying in from Australia to work at the Wolverhampton Express and Star. He was told by his tutors at Monash University,