The Royston Crow is celebrating its 150th birthday. The newspaper, which covers parts of North Hertfordshire, South Cambridgeshire and East Hertfordshire, first hit the streets on January 1, 1855, and its milestone has attracted the attention of both royalty and
Archant
- Head Office: Prospect House, Rouen Road, Norwich, NR1 1RE
- Website: www.archant.co.uk
Based in Norwich and privately-owned, Archant employs around 2,600 people across England and has an annual turnover of £194m.
Its newspapers division, Archant Regional, produces four regional daily newspapers, around 60 weekly titles and many of the group’s 160 websites.
Archant also owns three magazine companies, which between them produce around 80 lifestyle and consumer magazines.
More information can be found on the company’s website at www.archant.co.uk.
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Devon titles get online
Readers of the Sidmouth Herald, Midweek Herald, Exmouth Herald and the Exmouth Journal can now check out the latest editions of the papers online following the launch of four new websites by publisher Archant. The move means that all of
Writer files his 1,000th column
A Newham Recorder writer is celebrating the publication of his 1,000th column in the paper. Robert Barltrop, (82), has been entertaining readers with his musings and memories for 20 years, writing his first article for the Archant weekly in February
Christmas tree decorated with old press cuttings
Reporter Richard Parr used his seasonal decorating skills to trim a Christmas tree in old copies of the Fakenham and Dereham Times and its sister title the Eastern Daily Press. His hard work ensured the Archant companies were represented at
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Peter Hain, Leader of the House of Commons and MP for Neath, was the guest speaker at a Newspaper Conference lunch on Tuesday. He answered questions on a range of topics including the Deepcut review, hunting and the general election.
Red's ahead in the syndication game
Regional news man Red Williams is helping boost income for publisher Archant – and making himself some new friends among the editorial staff too. He’s been put in charge of Archant’s syndication service, which touts the company’s very best stories
Honorary degree for editor's 'outstanding contribution'
Terry Mitchinson, editor of the Welwyn and Hatfield Times, has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Hertfordshire. The Honorary Master of Letters was presented to Terry at the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Albans in recognition
Journalist John picks up his MBE from Prince Charles
Former Eastern Daily Press reporter John Kitson has received an MBE from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace. John, who retired from the Archant-owned newspaper in 1999, travelled to the palace to collect the award for his services to
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A massive haul of bootleg DVDs and CDs were seized by trading standards officer and the police after an investigation into the trade by the Manchester Evening News. The raids followed an investigation into a local market in Salford, where
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Dartford and Swanley Times reporter Emma Durdle has appeared on a radio show with stand-up comedian Mark Steel.The producers got in touch because he wanted to quiz someone about Swanley, in Kent, where he grew up, for the programme. Members
London editor is in charge at paper where he started out
An editor who’s in charge of the paper he joined as a junior 40 years ago has told of the “buzz” he gets from dealing with the news. Dave Russell’s time at the Barking and Dagenham Post has taken in
Rivals launch new editions for Stratford
Stratford, the town that hopes to host the Olympics in 2012, has a wealth of new local news coverage. The East London and West Essex Guardian – run by Newsquest and one of the UK’s top twenty selling weekly papers
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A new Superman story written by John Cleese, where the superhero grows up in Cleese’s home town of Weston-super-Mare rather than Smallville, raises the idea that the character may have worked on the Weston and Somerset Mercury… instead of the
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Land speed record-breaker Sir Richard Noble was the keynote speaker at the Archant managers’ conference in Oxford, where his message was “move fast”.He told the meeting: “With a small team you have to move fast or die. The decision-making process
Evening News has a ball
The Evening News in Norwich has raised more than £11,000 for charity after holding its first-ever Press Ball. Almost 200 guests enjoyed a James Bond themed evening at the Dunston Hall Hotel, where a casino and a raffle helped raise
City honour for former news group chairman
Sir Timothy Colman, former chairman of the Eastern Counties Newspaper Group, has been made an honorary freeman of Norwich. The honour was officially bestowed during a ceremony at Norwich City Hall, in recognition of his contribution to the lives of