Keen to prove that women are just as good as men when it comes to getting behind the wheel, Eastern Daily Press journalist Isabel Cockayne decided to go one step further and learn to fly an aeroplane. With the help
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More press trips to the Gulf are announced
More regional press journalists will travel to the Gulf as part of the Regional Press Corps, a facility organised by The Newspaper Society. The trips are being organised for the run-up to Christmas, to give the UK regional press the
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 –
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The Press Complaints Commission has thrown out a complaint against the Sentinel and Sentinel Sunday by the PR manager for Caudwell Group chief executive John Caudwell. The newspapers reported how they were accused of a persecution campaign but the Commission
Abuse victim sheds anonymity to speak to press
The Eastern Daily Press has written about the suffering of a woman who was sexually abused by her stepfather as a girl after she waived her right to anonymity following his court case. She told readers she wanted to “break
"Softly, softly" wins the story
As we reported last week, reporter Nicki Walker’s dogged persistence landed the Eastern Daily Press an exclusive interview with Norfolk farmer Tony Martin, released from jail after shooting dead a burglar.West editor Chris Bishop recalls the afternoon when everything fell
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Only one in three Daily Post readers backed the outspoken North Wales Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom in a phone poll organised by the paper.He has been under attack recently after ordering a crackdown on speeding motorists, his stance on drugs
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
Russian journalist gets a taste of regional press
A Russian journalist has been getting a unique insight into the UK regional press, with a visit to publishing company Archant. Elena Yushkova, (39), who works at the Russian North Newspaper, has been shadowing the work of journalists and advertising
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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
Minister snubs paper's funding concerns
A Government minister has turned his back on a local newspaper’s attempts to hand over an important dossier showing the extent of the funding crisis facing Norfolk’s schools. The Eastern Daily Press has told how education secretary Charles Clarke snubbed
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A postal ballot to elect a National Union of Journalists deputy general secretary begins on June 2.Paid-up members are entitled to vote for one of four candidates who include Fraser Addecott, of the Brighton branch, John Fray, (Oxford), Greg Lloyd
Jumbo tabloid gets ready for launch
A new all-colour tabloid weekly paper is being launched by Archant Norfolk. Samples of The Jumbo, the only free ads paper to concentrate just on Norfolk, are set to be distributed to almost a quarter of a million newspaper readers
Daily Press adds its weight to search for missing Daniel
The Eastern Daily Press has stepped in to help in the search for missing seven-year-old Daniel Entwistle by printing and distributing 1,500 posters. The newspaper decided to add its weight to the efforts to find Daniel shortly after it emerged
Former regional reporter given all-clear in SARS scare
A former regional press reporter now living in China has been given the all-clear after being forced to spend 11 days in quarantine to see if he had contracted the SARS virus. David Winning, (27), who worked for the Eastern