Archant’s two regional newspaper publishing divisions in Scotland are to be merged into a single business unit with a new management structure, following a company review. Archant Central Scotland and Archant North East Scotland will form Archant Central & North
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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MPs, newspaper readers and a town crier joined members of the National Union of Journalists as staff from Newsquest titles held a series of events as part of their campaign for better pay.The protests in Blackburn, Bolton, Bromley, Oxford and
Archant Norfolk adds extra dimension to weekly series
Archant Norfolk’s weekly newspaper titles have added new editions following a major research project to further meet the needs of people living in and around Norfolk market towns. They now produce 14 different front pages every week. Called Project Boundary,
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The Newspaper Society’s annual lunch is due to take place on Tuesday May 4 at The Savoy Hotel in London.All newspaper society members have been invited to the event, at which former director general of the BBC Greg Dyke was
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Gareth Dunning is the new news editor at the Warrington Guardian.He has replaced Peter Magill, who is now deputy editor of its sister paper, the Crewe Guardian. The National Union of Journalists is running a course on Getting Started as
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The Press Complaints Commission has published its response to the Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport’s report into privacy and media intrusion.Some of the committee’s 23 proposals on reform echo moves already under way by the press watchdog to
Mike is named deputy editor
Mike Pennock has been appointed deputy editor of the Ipswich Evening Star. He moves from his previous role as deputy editor (production) at the Archant-owned title and will oversee the paper’s content-gathering operation, boosting the local news reporting across each
Texting services to boost reader interactivity
Publishing company Archant is giving readers the chance to send text messages to the editors, enter competitions, comment on articles and vote via the mobile phone service. By using the latest premium-rate mobile technologies in its publications and web site
New Year changes to Star news team
The Evening Star in Ipswich has seen in the New Year with a new look to its senior team. A trio of appointments has been made to strengthen the Archant title’s content-gathering operation. Acting deputy news editor Martin Davey is
Editor blows £125,000 winnings – on Champagne
Archant editor Keith Morris scooped a cool £125,000 during a company casino night – but exchanged the jackpot for two bottles of best bubbly. Keith, who is based at Archant’s head office in Norwich and edits the company website Network,
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Archant has been assessing the results of its latest company survey, which almost half the workforce completed, a figure up from 45 per cent last year.Although overall satisfaction levels were down, most staff were positive about the work they did
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The Leamington Courier has been named Newspaper of the Year at the internal awards for Heart of England Newspapers.Other awards were presented to editorial, advertising, reception and support staff, with reporter Rachel Extance being named Writer of the Year. She
New arrival for newspaper publisher
A new free weekly newspaper has hit the streets, launched by Archant Hertfordshire and North London. Aimed at railway commuters, The News is a tabloid-size newspaper, utilising news stories and features from several of the group’s other local titles, including
'On the run' reporter visits open prison village
A series of escapes from a Suffolk prison prompted a reporter from the Evening Star to don his own convict gear to see how villagers would react to another prisoner in their midst. Mark Bulstrode (pictured) wanted to draw attention
Eight jobs to go at Suffolk titles
Eight posts are to go at publishing company Archant. Archant Suffolk, the part of the company affected, says progress with content – and new technology – means that fewer people are needed to produce its titles. The company, which publishes
Sister titles unveil new look
The Cambs Times and Wisbech Standard have revealed a fresh new look after undergoing a makeover. The sister papers, published by Archant Anglia, have been given a modern, cleaner design and new content has also been introduced. The changes include