Carlisle News & Star editor Keith Sutton has been appointed to the new post of editorial director of Cumbrian Newspapers Ltd. He will advise and assist the senior management team in a continued bid for editorial excellence, and to develop
CN Group
- Head Office: CN Group Ltd, Newspaper House, Dalston Road, Carlisle, Cumbria CA2 5UA
- Website: www.cngroup.co.uk
The CN Group – formerly Cumbrian News Group – was a family-owned publisher based in Carlisle.
It was responsible for a number of daily and weekly newspapers in Cumbria, Northumberland and south west Scotland.
For four generations the company had been controlled by the Burgess family before its last owner Robin Burgess decided to sell-up in 2018.
It is now owned by Newsquest.
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Building work starts on new press hall
Building work has officially begun on a new press hall for the North West Evening Mail. The £5.5m project will occupy a new 10,000sq ft building near Cocken Lake on the Furness Business Park. At full speed the new press
Peer to take over at CN Group
Lord Inglewood is to become the new chairman of regional newspaper publisher CN Group Limited. He will succeed Joe Harris, (69), who has been chairman for the past 15 years. Lord Inglewood, who has said that he won’t stand for
Newspaper division MD appointed
The company which owns the News & Star, Carlisle, has appointed a managing director for its newspaper division. Chris Bisco will take up the job with CN Group in the New Year. He is currently a senior director of newspaper
News & Star sponsors historic figures return
Naworth Castle’s historic carved beasts are to make a welcome return to Cumbria – thanks to the Carlisle News & Star. The figures were sold to the Victoria and Albert Museum last year and are to be temporarily displayed at
New appointment in Carlisle
A new finance director has been appointed to CN Group, the company that runs the Carlisle News & Star. Andrew Swanston is finance director at a Cockermouth brewer and pub company and is likely to join CN in Carlisle early
NS reveals awards shortlist
The Newspaper Society has announced the shortlist for April’s Circulation, Editorial and Promotions Awards. This year’s competition, previously known as the Newspaper Sales and Promotions Awards, received more than 800 entries from regional newspapers across the country, and the Society