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Star speakers are being lined up for the Bristol Evening Post’s first Literary lunch. The paper has teamed up with a local bookshop for the charity event, the proceeds from which will go to improve literacy skills in some of
A north Nottinghamshire town has a new paid-for weekly with the launch of the New Free Press by a group of four businessmen. The title was chosen in tribute to the now-defunct Free Press, which closed some 15 years ago.
Page 1 of 2 The Examiner’s founding father was a man of great vision. But as Joseph Woodhead set about turning his plan for a news journal serving Huddersfield into reality, even he could not have envisaged the full potential
A British National Party member exposed by the Newcastle Evening Chronicle has been suspended from his job. The move comes after an investigation by the paper which infiltrated two far right groups in the North East and named Kevin Scott
The parent company of the Manchester Evening News, Guardian Media Group, has announced a fall in profits with pre-tax profit for the year ending in April down from £73.5m to £67.3m. The company said that it was unlikely to maintain
Two reporters enjoying life as high fliers quickly came crashing back down to earth last week when they took part in a Birdman contest at Ilfracombe harbour. The annual fundraising event, organised by Ilfracombe Round Table, gives daredevils the chance
BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond has opened her heart about her love for the Westcountry and her time with Princess Diana. Jennie was talking to Western Morning News columnist Janet King about her planned move to the Westcountry, where she
An amateur photographer has taken a look at life behind the lens at the Hull Daily Mail after winning a photo contest run by the paper.Lucy Mumford impressed in the One Day in May competition, where people were asked to
Celebrations to mark the Huddersfield Daily Examiner’s 150th anniversary took on a royal flavour when Prince Charles visited the company headquarters this week. The official anniversary was marked yesterday and the Prince made his visit earlier in the week to
A book bringing together the best Bygones features from the Nottingham Evening Post from the past four years has gone on sale. Since March 1997, the paper has been publishing a monthly magazine, Bygones, devoted to the popular subject of
Helen MacRae has been appointed group editor of the Highland News, North Star and Lochaber News. She was previously news editor of the Highland News, and is one of the most experienced journalists in the Highlands. She takes over the
You just can’t keep a good man down! Just days after quitting his post at the Matlock Mercury and securing a new position at the Sunday Mercury, Don Hale been popping up on television again and is preparing the next
Former South Wales Evening Post chief photographer Len Pitson has died aged 68, after a three-and-a-half year battle with stomach cancer. Mr Pitson worked at the Evening Post for 45 years, starting as a trainee photographer in 1948 and retiring
Top television presenter Esther Rantzen has been lined up as a guest speaker at the Yorkshire Post’s next literary luncheon. Esther will be talking to guests at the luncheon at Harrogate’s Majestic Hotel, along with top journalist Robin Oakley and
South Yorkshire Police have praised the Grimsby Telegraph for its coverage in the search to find Grimsby’s most wanted men. Following a nationwide appeal by South Yorkshire Police a number of fresh leads have arisen in the search for fugitive
Sir Bernard Ingham will star at the Huddersfield Examiner’s literary luncheon next month, completing a prestigious line-up of celebrity speakers. The former chief press secretary to Margaret Thatcher will attend the event at the McAlpine Stadium on Tuesday, October 16.