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The Ayrshire Leader Series has been given a new look and a new name. The free weekly series of titles, which is owned by Archant Central Scotland, has been rebranded as The Ayrshire Extra. It joins the publisher’s existing Extra
A junior football league has stopped giving out the names of goalscorers to its local newspaper because of fears that paedophiles may get hold of them. It means youngsters are being denied their moment of glory by seeing their name
Two Cumbrian newspapers have stepped in to help solve the mystery of a baby who was found encased in a concrete block. The remains of the baby, who is believed to have died between March 1990 and January 1992, were
The Bath Chronicle has unveiled a bigger and better newspaper to its readers, with the introduction of several new pages and supplements. The title is one of the smallest evening newspapers in the country – but it says it ‘thinks
Readers of the Wiltshire Times are being given a unique insight into events in Iraq thanks to one of the paper’s regular columnists. Westbury MP Andrew Murrison, who writes the column From Wiltshire to Westminster for the weekly newspaper, is
Former Daily Record journalist Mandy Appleyard is to join the Press Association as head of features. In the newly-created role Mandy will be responsible for developing feature content across all the editorial marketsserved by PA, including national and regional newspapers,
The Leicester Mercury is helping to create footballing history by co-organising a football match dedicated to fallen war heroes. The Premiership clash between Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers on Sunday, November 2, will be the first game to commemorate Remembrance
The tables were turned on Bristol Evening Post journalist Julie Harding when she found herself on the receiving end of a “media frenzy”. Julie was thrust into the spotlight when her mother, Yvonne Watts, who has arthritis, won a High
Redundancies have been announced at a group of free weekly newspapers owned by Trinity Mirror. Restructuring at the northern division of Midlands Weekly Media will see the roles of five editors replaced by two group editors. Consultations are currently taking
A reunion of former Cambridge Evening News employees is to be held later this month. Staff who worked at the newspaper’s former offices in Newmarket Road will gather on Friday, October 24 – at the Burleigh Arms pub where many
In the wake of the recent sex attacks in Weston-super-Mare, martial arts expert Justin Dodd has been offering free self-defence lessons to women in the resort. Bristol Evening Post reporter Ayesha Gilani went along to pick up some tips… “Self-defence
Staff at the Daily Echo in Bournemouth have returned to their silky smooth selves after taking part in hairy challenge which helped raise hundreds of pounds for charity. Twelve staff at the paper’s Richmond Hill headquarters pledged to bin their
The Leicester Mercury has today launched a new 16-page nostalgia supplement. Those Were The Days, will be published on the first Tuesday of every month and distributed free with each of the paper’s five county editions. The newspaper decided to
Two key appointments have been made at the Derby Evening Telegraph following the departure of its picture editor and sports editor. Peter Green, (33), has been promoted to the role of sports editor, after previously working on the sports desk
The Evening Leader has kick-started a month long series of celebrations to mark its 30th birthday. The family-owned newspaper, which is published by North Wales Newspapers, has editions in Wrexham, Flintshire and Chester. It was launched in October 1973 and
The East Anglian Daily Times has launched a campaign to secure the future of an under-threat maternity ward.Health bosses sparked outrage when they moved midwives from Harwich Hospital’s maternity unit to cover for staff shortages at Colchester General Hospital –