While many may be quick to criticise the press, a Norfolk newspaper has come in for praise from actor Martin Shaw after it reported on the crash landing of his vintage plane. The Eastern Daily Press carried a report after
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.
What we have written about Archant
Archant's John in training for 100-mile cycle challenge
Archant Regional director of production John Ford is training hard for a 100-mile cycle challenge in September. John (pictured) is raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust by taking part in the Wessex 100 on September 12. He said: “It’s
News staff take 10,000ft leap of faith
Jumping 10,000ft from an aeroplane definitely wasn’t in the job description. But that didn’t stop four daring Evening News reporters and Pink ‘Un editor Richard Willner taking the leap – to raise money for the Big C, a Norfolk cancer
County honour for Archant chairman
Richard Jewson, chairman of regional newspaper publisher Archant, is set to become the new Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk. Richard, (59), will take on the role in September, succeeding the current Lord Lieutenant, Sir Timothy Colman, who is a former chairman
'Good news' as new weekly hits the streets
A new free weekly newspaper has hits the streets of Cambridgeshire, with the launch of The Fenland Post. The new 64-page title, published by Archant Anglia, is the only paper to cover the whole of Fenland and will focus on
History in the making as new magazine is launched
A new magazine aimed at helping people trace their family history has been launched by Archant Norfolk. Norfolk Roots is the brainchild of journalist Robin Vyrnwy-Pierce, who was part of the group’s weeklies editorial team at Norwich before helping to
Archant daredevils take the plunge
A team of daredevils from The Extra in Glagow have taken the plunge to complete a sponsored abseil for Macmillan Cancer Relief. Reporter Craig Davidson, sales executive Scott Grindlay and Raymond Brindle from the production department joined more than 100
Press ball is a spellbinding success
A spellbinding press ball organised by the Evening Star in Ipswich has raised a massive £31,000 for Suffolk charity Disability Care Enterprise. More than 300 guests gathered for the event at the Hotel Elizabeth in Copdock, which this year had
News in brief
When Romford MP Andrew Rosindell was taken sick during a parliamentary visit to Brazil, he missed the Romford Recorder’s publication day and had a copy of the Archant paper flown to his bedside.He said: “I had one of my staff
News in brief
The Independent Publishers’ Forum of the Newspaper Society, which meets four times a year to discuss issues affecting such companies, has been elected for the next three years. The Forum now comprises: John Dickinson (chairman, Garnett Dickinson Publishing), Robin Freeman
Reporting team's Roman challenge
Two Romford Recorder journalists have helped to raise thousands of pounds for a children’s charity after walking the route of Hadrian’s Wall. Reporter Carla Pickering completed the 84-mile trek through Northumberland and Cumbria during a six-day challenge, and also dragged
News in brief
Eight computers, worth around £12,000 in total, were stolen from the Kent and Sussex Courier offices after a break-in.Police were alerted at around 1.40am but found nothing suspicious and left. When a member of staff arrived again at 2am it
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A state-of-the-art laptop computer and insider knowledge from a leading London literary agent are some of the prizes on offer to the winner of The bloc-online Writing Prize 2004 – a new kind of writing competition launched by Falmouth College
News in brief
Archant South West chief photographer Simon Horn has been awarded the Licentiateship of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain after submitting his work.Simon said: “The portfolio took around three years to put together and contained photographs chosen to demonstrate
Archant staff get £900,000 of free shares
Archant staff are set to receive up to £900,000 worth of free shares in the company following its 2004 Share Incentive Plan. A record 2,232 staff from the group, which publishes the Eastern Daily Press, East Anglian Daily Times, Norwich
News in brief
The Press Complaints Commission can today announce that it received 1,018 complaints between January and March 2004, in line with the figures for 2003, when a record number was received over the course of the year. Of those complaints that