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TV personality Lowri Turner has been speaking to the people of Wales in her new exclusive column for The Western Mail.The hard-hitting journalist and television star writes every Friday with a no-holds-barred views on what is happening in Wales and
The Bath Chronicle sent reporter Simon Davies out to sleep rough on one of the coldest nights of the year – and he lasted until 1am.Simon has been covering the Chronicle’s annual appeal on behalf of Bath’s Julian House homelessness
The Leicester Mercury is backing a consortium, headed by Gary Lineker, that’s planning to rescue Leicester City Football Club from financial ruin. The club have been revealed to be as much as £74m in debt. There will shortly be a
Keen golfer Janis Gallon-Smith is looking forward to working on her golf handicap after calling time on a hectic career at Aberdeen Journals.The customer services director retired after 16 years with the company, which began as classified manager with Aberdeen
The National Union of Journalists has taken up the case of a sub-editor who was made redundant from the Rotherham Advertiser. Editor Doug Melloy said Mark Lindsey’s role and responsibilities were no longer needed at the Advertiser. Mark was previously
The Oxford Mail is publishing a new weekly supplement: Jobs Extra. The pink-papered platform is an addition to the newspaper’s Tuesday offering, featuring a comprehensive range of job vacancies and related editorial. The idea was developed to maximise recruitment revenues.
A negotiated pay deal agreed for journalists at Yorkshire Post Newspapers could point the way forward for pay settlements, union representatives are hoping. It was instigated by the National Union of Journalists following the Johnston Press takeover of Regional Independent
The funeral of former Tenby Observer editor Arthur Ormand has been held. Between 400 and 500 attended the service at St Mary’s Church in Tenby, including veteran actor Kenneth Griffiths. Arthur was a well-known member of the Tenby community and
The Hull Daily Mail is joining the search for Rachel Moran, who disappeared on New Year’s Day. The paper has distributed 1,000 posters showing a recent picture of the 21-year-old across East Yorkshire appealing for information. The posters include her
Security was tight when a VIP dropped in for a chat at the Evening Press offices in York. Police surrounded the paper’s city offices while Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon was locked away in an office with blinds drawn and armed
The Banbury Guardian is mourning the loss of its former editor who died on Christmas Eve after a three-year battle with cancer. Paul Bithell was just 44 when he died from a brain tumour. He was first diagnosed in 1999,
The Waltham Abbey Guardian has launched an appeal following the attack on the town’s Abbey Church. Damage estimated at £200,000 was caused when the historic building was vandalised on January 3. Among the areas targeted were the organ, statues and
Former Bristol Evening Post chief reporter Nigel Dando will soon be taking over one of the most fought over slots in local radio. The BBC Radio Bristol presenter has been promoted to the breakfast show after the retirement of Roger
Edward Riley, editor of the Halifax Evening Courier for the past 15 years, is to stand down. The 61-year-old has said that after more than 40 years in local journalism he has decided to take life a little easier. His
Evening Post news editor Kevan Blackadder describes the speed workshop run by Northamptonshire Police which he attended after he was caught speeding in the county. I saw the speed camera flash, but didn’t believe it could have been me that
A Hull Daily Mail sports reporter was banned from reporting a football match from the press box after a player was interviewed without permission from the club’s manager. Hull City reporter John Fieldhouse was forced to cover Saturday’s match against