There’s an end-of-the-pier show with a difference going on in Bournmouth – with people flocking to an exhibition that marks 100 years of the Daily Echo. Readers and holiday makers can see aspects of life over the last century as
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Sunday launch planned
Daily Echo editor Ian Murray will be at the helm of a new free Sunday paper for Southampton. He will carry out the role in addition to his duties at the evening paper, which will use the staff resources already
Newsroom howlers to make you shudder
We’ve all been there – asking that question that makes you want the ground to open up and swallow you. The following “office quotes” were supplied by Jeremy Condliffe, editor of the Congleton Chronicle series: “I used to work at
Quality on a Saturday
People in the Southampton area may find they need a bigger letterbox on Saturdays – thanks to the Southern Daily Echo’s bulging weekend offering. The Hampshire paper took the plunge and launched a quality Saturday magazine in December. The extra
Technology and history combine in New Milton
The world of hot metal meets the world of the silicon chip in deepest Hampshire. That’s where the Mew Milton Advertiser and Lymington Times are produced with the aid of e-mail and the Internet – and a John Deere tractor
'Echoes' book causes a stir
More than 10,000 copies of a book celebrating the centenary of the Bournemouth Daily Echo have already been sold. The 172-page book was launched at the end of April and copies have been snapped up by readers. Called Echoes of
BT winners celebrate
The Yorkshire Post and the Hinckley Times were named Daily and Weekly Newspapers of the Year in the prestigious BT UK Regional Press and Broadcast Awards 2000. An audience of 240 journalists at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, heard praise
Awards hopefuls line up for prestigious BT final
The cream of the regional media will be saluted on Thursday as the prestigious BT national awards for excellence are handed out. A quality field of entrants, already crowned regional winners in nine heats across the country, has been chosen
Reporter killed in car crash
Regional press news – this story published 17.6.2000 Reporter killed in car crash by HoldTheFrontPage staff Bournemouth Daily Echo sports reporter Jon Andress has been killed in a head-on car smash on his way home from a golfing assignment in
Daily Echo man launches cancer project
Carol Smillie Famous women including Anthea Turner, Carol Smillie, Jane Asher and Betty Boothroyd are helping a photographer from the Southern Daily Echo raise cash towards a resource and research centre for ovarian cancer. The celebrities have all agreed to
News In Brief – from around the regions
BIG JUGS FOR SALE: Saucy signs in shop windows have come under fire in Edinbrugh. One city bar has a huge poster on an outside wall declaring: “Big Jugs Well Hung”. Small print explains that the jugs are pitchers of
Paper gets illegal exam fee axed
A controversial exam deposits policy in Hampshire has been scrapped after an investigation by the Southampton Daily Echo revealed that it was illegal. The newspaper sparked national headlines after the billing scheme came to light. The headmaster of Wildern Comprehensive
Fascinating feast of stories in new Echo book
Called Echoes of the Century the A4 softback book starts with a chapter detailing the Echo’s own history from August 20, 1900, when the first edition was about to be launched – and someone spotted that a page was upside
Party woos lazy journalists
Liberal Democrats are making life easy for journalists covering the Romsey by-election. They have produced a pocket-sized media guide that lists local industries and past election results and gives a potted summary of the constituency. One hundred of the 20-page
Newscom closes two papers
Newscom, the company which publishes the Southampton Daily Echo and several other regional titles, has announced the closure of two of its free titles and the sale of two more. The Bath Advertiser and the Bristol Advertiser, which have a
News In Brief – from around the regions
BONDAGE AND BURGLARY: A middle-aged man had to be cut free from a tangle of chains after a bondage session with a woman who took advantage of him in more ways than one. As he lay clad in a black