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Closure threat for Lincoln Chronicle
Proposal follows “detailed review of the company”. 90-day staff consultation is now underway
Weekly targets 'ignored' Portuguese community
Dedicated news service launched to help “bridge the gap” and boost sales
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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
Lincs editor to retire after 50 years in newspapers
George Wheatman, editor of the SE Lincs Target Series, is to retire at the end of the year. The 66-year-old has spent more than 50 years working for newspapers in Boston, starting out as a trainee for the Lincolnshire Standard
New look for Lincs weeklies will strengthen branding
Lincolnshire Newspapers this week unveiled a new look for all its paid-for titles. New mastheads have been introduced across the portfolio – part of Johnston Press – to strengthen each title’s brand identity. The new-look papers also share a tightly-knit
Local knowledge brings business opportunity
The Northern Echo has a new business editor with Mike Parker joining the paper fresh from a stint as North-East reporter for the Press Association. During his time there he covered some of the biggest business stories in the region,
Becky's Burning Questions
Page 2 of 2 What was your nickname at school and why? Westy – the reason is obvious. What was the first record you bought? Summer the First Time by BobbyGoldsboro. If you could sit down and have dinner with
Becky's Burning Questions
Page 1 of 2 Seasoned hack Nigel West, (42), has worked in journalism for the past 24 years, starting out at the Boston Standard.In 1982 he started his own business, East Coast News Service, and during the 1980s he edited
Standard online is "Bostonnow"
The Boston Standard’s website, launched only a few months ago, has undergone a revamp to boost its appeal to the worldwide audience. The Lincolnshire newspaper’s original website was to transmit news and sports stories to people in Boston, its surrounding
Standard's litter blitz attracts national interest
The Boston Standard’s innovative Litter Blitz campaign has proved so successful it could soon be introduced across the whole country. The weekly paid-for paper has been publishing closed-circuit television footage of people who have dropped litter or allowed their dogs
Five-edition weekly gets a new look
The five-edition Lincolnshire Citizen has this week been given a complete makeover. The free paper, which distributes to more than 56,000 homes across the county, has been redesigned and given revamped content and added advertising. A new masthead, a fresh