Richard Williams is to become editor-in-chief at North Wales Newspapers. Currently deputy editor at the Daily Post in North Wales, Richard, (34), will take on his new role in the New Year. He will be responsible for North Wales Newspapers’
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Machray steps up to become editor-in-chief
Jane Wolstenholme, (28), is to become acting editor of the Daily Post as its editor steps aside to take on a new role in the company. Alastair Machray, who has edited the Post since May 1995, has been promoted to
John says farewell to the Examiner
John Williams has said farewell to the Huddersfield Daily Examiner after almost seven years as editor. He left the paper on Friday to rejoin the Liverpool Daily Post. John is succeeded by Roy Wright, who was previously assistant editor of
Liverpool papers gagged
A Liverpool newspaper has won the right to appeal against a gagging order preventing it from publishing details about city nightclub Cream. A high court judge granted the world-famous club an injunction preventing the Liverpool Echo – and its sister
Former editor takes on cancer role
A former daily newspaper editor from Liverpool has been named as the new boss of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Centre. Mike Unger, (58), was the editor of the Liverpool Daily Post between 1979 and 1982, before moving to the
University honour for Joe
Journalist Joe Riley has received an honorary degree from Liverpool John Moores University. The Liverpool Echo arts editor swapped his notebook and pen for a mortar board and gown to be made an Honorary Fellow in a ceremony at Liverpool
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Liverpool Daily Post & Echo boss John Bills has taken on a broader role within the Trinity Mirror group as managing director for the North West and Ireland.His deputy, Sara Wilde, has been appointed as the new managing director for
Echo building makes headlines
The Liverpool Daily Post and Echo’s new £10.5m reception, The City Exchange, has been hailed the city’s best new building at an architectural awards ceremony. The atrium scooped the top award and was also highly commended in the public and
"Back Appeal" – Daily Post
People in North Wales are being called upon to back a £2m appeal that could see the creation of a new hospice in the principality. The Daily Post is pledging its full support to the scheme to build a new
Regional news man appointed to key industry committee
Stephen Parker of Trinity Mirror has been appointed chairman of the Newspaper Society’s powerful Political, Editorial & Regulatory Affairs Committee. The committee steers the Society’s lobbying, legal and regulatory agenda, and European, employment affairs and training work. Stephen, who is
Liverpool papers unveil new reception
The Liverpool Daily Post and Echo has opened its new £10.5m reception, The City Exchange. It is a futuristic new reception area on Old Hall Street, which was started 18 months ago by Liverpool builder David McLean. It is a
Growth slows at Trinity Mirror
Growth across Trinity Mirror has slowed down as the year has progressed, the company has revealed. It warned there was no sign of a return to the strong advertising performance at the start of the year, as figures for the
Reynolds prepares for editorship
From the USA to Europe and Chester to Carlisle, it has been a long journey for the Lancashire Evening Post’s new editor, Simon Reynolds. He was a late-comer to the hectic world of reporting, waiting until his mid-20s to take
£10.5m spent on new reception area
Work on a plush new entrance and reception area for the Liverpool Echo and Daily Post’s headquarters will soon be complete. Some £10.5m has been spent on the project at New Hall Place, Old Hall Street. The newspaper offices are
New look for Liverpool papers
Life on Merseyside is set to become a lot more colourful thanks to new technology at the Liverpool Echo and Daily Post. The production department at Old Hall Street has just finished modifying its three presses to increase the colour
A Life of Riley – in print
Journalist Joe Riley celebrates his eventful 26 years at the heart of Liverpool culture in a new book. Life of Riley contains some of the most memorable moments from his career as arts editor for the Liverpool Echo. It features