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Television producers have been taken to task by the East Anglian Daily Times over phoney local accents. “They’ve done it again. Beautiful East Anglian locations, great actors, a strong script..but those TV drama people just can’t get the Suffolk accent
The Shropshire Star has been presented with a framed selection of writing down the ages in honour of its role in preserving public records. The presentation was to managing director Keith Parker by George Raxster, of Shropshire Heritage Trust, at
The stereotypical view of tattooed heavies manning nightclub doors went out of the window when reporter Claire Graham joined a group of doormen in Derby. Claire (32) learned some of the theory on a course for door supervisors – then
FA Cup fever is gripping supporters of Aston Villa – who saw off Bolton in Sunday’s first semi-final. The Birmingham Evening Mail put out a supplement yesterday in response to the team’s victory. Now they must wait to see who
John Gibson, Executive Sports Editor of the Evening Chronicle, Newcastle, has been named as regional sportswriter of the year at the Sport England and Sports Writers Association annual presentation in London. It is the latest in a long line of
Speakers from the regional press will focus on new media during the two-day Newspaper Society Senior Management Forum which starts tomorrow. The event takes place at The Waldorf, London, and coincides with the 2000 Newspaper Awards – the only awards
The army of people who make sure regional newspapers arrive on reader’s doormats every day are sometimes forgotten by the reporters once their deadlines are met. But the Evening Chronicle in Newcastle devoted a page three lead and three photographs
Michael Unger, former editor of the Manchester Evening News, the Liverpool Daily Post and the Liverpool Echo, has been appointed as general manager of Jazz fm 100.4, the radio station’s Manchester-based north-west operation. Richard Wheatly, chief executive of Jazz fm,
Herald Express editor Brendan Hanrahan expresses West Country support for Team Philips with a message for Pete Goss and his crew. Not so many days ago, a couple walked towards Team Philips in Dartmouth and saw a man happily sitting
The winners of the Northern Ireland Press and Broadcast Awards will be running on HoldTheFrontPage from Sunday night onwards. There are 18 categories in the prestigious regional awards which are sponsored by BT and run jointly with the Institute of
Kind-hearted Shropshire Star readers stepped forward to find a new home for Shetland pony Burlington Bertie. For the past three years, since he was rescued by an animal sanctuary, Bertie has lived with Beverley Whalley. But she contacted the Star
A double-page spread in the Liverpool Echo spoke volumes about teamwork between editorial and advertising. Headlined It ad to be you, the special report by Paddy Sheehan pulled together five examples of how the top evening title had changes people’s
Nottingham City Council is cutting through its red tape after the Evening Post highlighted the case of a 90-year-old partially-sighted man who had to journey across the city 12 times to renew his disabled person’s bus pass. Officials have said
Former South Wales Evening Post journalist Michael Boon received his MBE from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace. Mr Boon, who recently retired as specialist writer and Westgate columnnist with the Western Mail, was honoured for services to journalism
WHAT A MOUTHFUL: A pub regular swapped beer for a gigantic chocolate bar in a charity challenge at his local. The Lancashire Evening Post reported that engineer Geoff Evans guzzled nine pounds of Toblerone in nine hours. The stunt, at
Pete Goss, and his revolutionary £4.5 million yacht Team Philips, have won support and pages of coverage from regional papers across the country – but especially in the south west. When trouble struck during sea trials this week, the editor