A salesman from the Doncaster Free Press has won two top prizes in the South Yorkshire Newspapers Advertising Awards. Gary Blurton won the award for bringing the most new advertising business to the company, and he was a runner-up in
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Free Press assistant editor retires
The assistant editor of the Doncaster Free Press has retired after a career in journalism stretching back 50 years. Ken Hopkins, 65, has a reputation as one of Yorkshire’s most respected journalists and will be replaced at the Free Press
Christmas appeal round-up
As December 25 approaches, newspapers are getting into the traditional festive spirit with Christmas campaigns for the less fortunate. Up and down the country, papers are joining forces with local charities to do their bit. Pictures of smiling children, and
Female sumo in Doncaster
The Doncaster Free Press is set to take a starring role in a new comedy movie. Secret Society is one of the latest films to come out of Yorkshire and is about the unusual subject of female sumo wrestlers. And
Still going strong at 75
A Yorkshire weekly paper is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a bit of summer fun. The publication began life when a local printer moved his business to the town’s Sunny Bar in 1924 and decided to produce a weekly entertainment
Editors change places
Two South Yorkshire editors have swapped jobs. Martin Edmunds has been appointed editor of the Doncaster Advertiser, replacing Linda Waslidge, who has taken over from him at the Mexborough-based South Yorkshire Times. Both titles are owned by Johnston Press’s South
Armistice "affront" to old soldiers
The Doncaster Free Press is joining forces with old soldiers to do battle against their local council – which won’t be holding a traditional two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day. The former servicemen are seeing it as a snub –
On the way to a magic million
The Millennium Appeal at the Doncaster Free Press has been pushed to an impressive £575,000. The cash will go to build new facilities at a Doncaster hospice. The latest boost has come from the town’s market traders who handed over
Half way to a million!
A Millennium appeal to build new facilities at a Doncaster hospice has passed the half-million pound mark. Fund-raising events by South Yorkshire Newspapers titles have boosted the total during the year. The appeal was launched in June last year through
Balloons aid hospice fund
Thousands of balloons will give a lift to the biggest fund-raising campaign in a newspaper group’s history. South Yorkshire Newspapers is trying to raise £1m for an extension to a hospice in Doncaster. This week, its flagship title, the Doncaster
Seventy-five years of 'profit from print'
The Doncaster Free Press – 75 years old this month – began as a weekly guide to entertainment. It was the brainchild of “Dickie” Crowther, a printer with a passion for horse-racing. He owned several horses, including one called Profit
Weeklies continue to enjoy sales success
Weekly newspapers are continuing to enjoy rises in circulation, with more than half of all weekly titles increasing sales year on year, according to the latest ABC figures for the regional press. Figures released for the first six months of
Mail wins through in "photo-finish" contest
The winners of the 2004 Yorkshire Press Awards are: Graphic Designer of the Year 2004Winner: Lisa Cook, York Evening Press Young Journalist of the Year 2004Winner: Ian Briggs, Bradford Telegraph & ArgusRunner-up: Jessica Boulton, Hull Daily Mail Community Reporter of
Yorkshire's best to be named at industry contest
A shortlist of journalists in the running to take awards at an industry competition has been announced ahead of next week’s final. Editors, sub-editors, reporters and photographers from across Yorkshire are to once again fight it out in 14 categories
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YORKSHIRE PRESS AWARDS 2001The Award Winners News Reporter of the Year Daily Newspapers: Winner: Sarah Walsh, Telegraph & ArgusRunner Up: Rob Waugh, Yorkshire PostWeekly Newspapers Winner: Margaret Watson, Dewsbury ReporterRunner Up: Tanya Geddes, Doncaster Free Press Photographer of the Year