Archant staff are set to receive up to £900,000 worth of free shares in the company following its 2004 Share Incentive Plan. A record 2,232 staff from the group, which publishes the Eastern Daily Press, East Anglian Daily Times, Norwich
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Relaunch 'exceeds expectations'
The Suffolk-based Mercury Series has celebrated its first birthday since being relaunched with a £200,000 investment. The Bury St Edmunds Mercury and the Sudbury Mercury, which were previously known as the West Suffolk Mercury, have gone from strength to strength
Move to bring publishing departments closer together
Editor Nigel Pickover has taken charge of two new projects to bring newspaper departments closer together. He will look at how best to retain and boost the circulation of Archant’s newspapers – particularly its four dailies – the Evening Star,
Double promotion as Star makes changes
Two new appointments have been made at the Evening Star in Ipswich as part of a reorganisation at the paper. Neil Gallagher has been appointed head of production, and will be responsible for setting up a new joint news and
Archant fundraisers hit goldmine for charity
Staff at regional news publisher Archant raised £10,075 for charity in the last six months of 2003 – and the company Gold scheme has matched every penny of it. Added to the £13,200 it awarded during the first six months
Daily Times enters Christmas chart battle
The East Anglian Daily Times is calling on its readers to help The Darkness clinch the Christmas number one. The Suffolk newspaper is backing local band The Darkness – who come from Lowestoft – as the Christmas chart battle hots
Eight jobs to go at Suffolk titles
Eight posts are to go at publishing company Archant. Archant Suffolk, the part of the company affected, says progress with content – and new technology – means that fewer people are needed to produce its titles. The company, which publishes
Archant announces £12.5m print investment
Archant has announced that it is to invest £12.5m in its Norwich printing facility where three of its daily newspapers are printed. The company says that the installation of two new printing towers will increase the printing capacity at its
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The East Anglian Daily Times has launched a campaign to secure the future of an under-threat maternity ward.Health bosses sparked outrage when they moved midwives from Harwich Hospital’s maternity unit to cover for staff shortages at Colchester General Hospital –
Final whistle for Tony
Chief sports writer Tony Garnett has retired from the East Anglian Daily Times after 46 years working for owners Archant. Tony has covered Ipswich Town for the past 42 years, during which time at various stages he has been sports
Media group doubles charity cash
Archant media group staff have raised a record-breaking £13,200 for their favourite good causes in the first six months of this year – and the Archant Gold scheme has matched every penny. The scheme matches charity cash raised by Archant
Star archives will be new resource
Archives from the Ipswich Evening Star are being made available online to schools throughout Suffolk. The scheme is supported by Eduzone websites who encourage national curriculum teaching of local history by tapping into newspaper coverage down the years. Three similar
Two weeks in St Kitts – on expenses!
A chief reporter with the East Anglian Daily Times built up a celebrity status on a Caribbean island after arriving for a two-week trial that did not take place. Richard Smith flew to St Kitts two years ago while following
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The Archant Awards Night 2003, in November, will take staff back to the heady days of disco dancing with the theme Saturday Night Fever.As well as sweating on the annual awards decisions, staff will be worrying over whether it will
Cancer claims life of journalist and lecturer
A former regional press journalist, turned journalism lecturer, has died aged 43. Nick Maybury, who previously worked for the Sheffield Star, Northampton Chronicle & Echo, and Aberdeen Evening Express, had been suffering from cancer. He had also worked at the
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The Government’s “low key” plans to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy have met opposition from East Anglian MPs and The East Anglian Daily Times. Working together to launch the ‘Remember our Heroes’ campaign they have