Evening Mail journalists due to down tools again – but staff at sister titles vote to suspend action
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.
What we have written about CN Group
More talks set after ACAS meeting over pay and pensions
Both sides agree to talk again in ongoing dispute
Newsroom 'brought to a halt' in pay and pensions protest
Mandatory meeting attended by 48 ahead of ACAS talks on Thursday
Staff vote to strike over pensions – but say they'll wait for talks first
Pay and pensions dispute prompts journalists to stand up and fight
Pension changes spark union vote as news staff call for compensation
Journalists to ballot on industrial action in hope of new offer
News & Star man to take on digital integration role
Deputy editor will work on online projects across the CN Group
Union members call for 20 per cent pay rise ahead of pensions axe
Staff push for money to help “compensate” for changes as final-salary scheme closure is deferred
Pensions axe for news staff prompts industrial action vote
Publisher is proposing to close its final-salary pension scheme to new and existing members
Yorkshire Post editor joins SoE board
Peter Charlton is co-opted as a member of the board of directors
Former newspaper men link up to boost PR firm
New non-executive chairman for expanded North East business
Region-wide weekly set for spring launch
North-west title set to fill a gap in the market
Evening Times editor up for presidency
Unanimous nomination for Charles McGhee
Regional editors among speakers at annual society conference
Ways to shore up readership and make best use of the Internet will be among the topics up for debate
New editor for News as Hilary moves into magazines
The Whitehaven News has appointed a new editor. Colin Edgar, currently chief sub-editor at the Carlisle News & Star, is due to start his new job on Monday April 5. He takes over from Hilary Scott, who leaves the post
Newsman set for sheriff role
Robin Burgess, the chief executive of newspaper publisher the CN Group, has been selected as a future High Sheriff of Cumbria. The 52-year-old will take up the ceremonial post in March 2006 after becoming the latest addition to a list
Quality product rolls off £5.5m new press
The North West Evening Mail moved into a new era when it was produced for the first time on a new printing press. The press, on reclaimed steelworks land, brings more colour and better print quality – and secures 150