The Suffolk-based Mercury Series has celebrated its first birthday since being relaunched with a £200,000 investment. The Bury St Edmunds Mercury and the Sudbury Mercury, which were previously known as the West Suffolk Mercury, have gone from strength to strength
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
New edition boosts distribution for free sheet
Archant Norfolk has boosted its editions with the creation of an 8,000-run Watton and Swaffham Times. The free distribution paper is now a sister-paper to the main Thetford and Brandon Times, which is distributed to around 15,000 homes. Both papers
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Matt Holmes, (32), has been promoted as an assistant editor at The Citizen, Gloucester.He was previously head of content and rejoined the paper as news editor after a spell at the Western Daily Press, where he covered the Forest of
Extra edition of the Extra is launched
The Extra in Lanarkshire has launched a new edition in Central Scotland, adding another 15,000 copies to its distribution. The series boasts a combined circulation of more than 270,000 copies, providing a prominent brand and broad marketing platform across Central
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Journalist and PR expert Helen Sanderson has been appointed public relations manager at the Manchester Evening News.She has spent the past five years in PR and originally trained as a broadcast journalist, working for CBS in America after graduating from
£2m newspaper base is taking shape
While Archant East London & Essex continue to work in temporary accommodation opposite their old offices, their new £2m base is slowly taking shape. The new publishing centre’s main shell is now complete, with construction taking place in front of
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Archant North East Scotland has taken delivery of a new printing press at its Peterhead premises, P Scrogie.The A2 two-colour Heidelberg press will help expand the range of print services offered by P Scrogie to its customers as well as
Move to bring publishing departments closer together
Editor Nigel Pickover has taken charge of two new projects to bring newspaper departments closer together. He will look at how best to retain and boost the circulation of Archant’s newspapers – particularly its four dailies – the Evening Star,
Double promotion as Star makes changes
Two new appointments have been made at the Evening Star in Ipswich as part of a reorganisation at the paper. Neil Gallagher has been appointed head of production, and will be responsible for setting up a new joint news and
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Western Morning News reporter Neil Young got a passenger’s eye view of rallying as he joined Subaru driver Steve Furzeland for a gentle spin in the Westcountry Regency Stages Rally.Afterwards he said: “I can see why people find rally car
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Archant Norfolk is opening a new city centre office in Norwich.Most of the staff from the company’s main reception at Prospect House will move to the new unit, part of the city’s Forum complex. The Gloucestershire Echo has scored a
New editor is named for London title
Mick Ferris is to become the new editor of the Hackney Gazette. Currently deputy editor of North West London Newspapers, he is due to take over at the Gazette next month. Originally from Wolverhampton, Mick, (46), has had a varied
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The National Union of Journalists issued a statement to deplore Monday’s demonstration by British National Party members outside its London office, saying: “The union condemns all attempts by the BNP to harass and intimidate journalists and anybody else.”The BNP said
Archant duo celebrate half a century in the news
Two Romford Recorder staff have been rewarded for their loyalty and long service after each clocking up 25 years’ service with parent-company Archant. Editor Mark Sweetingham and assistant editor Kevin English were each presented with a cheque for £500 in
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Education secretary Charles Clarke has helped launch an online service at the Eastern Daily Press which will help youngsters to pick their future career.The EDP24 website “So you want to be…”, has information on a wide range of careers. Dundee
Archant fundraisers hit goldmine for charity
Staff at regional news publisher Archant raised £10,075 for charity in the last six months of 2003 – and the company Gold scheme has matched every penny of it. Added to the £13,200 it awarded during the first six months