The Chard and Ilminster News is stepping into the battle to save a village post office.Unless a buyer can be found within three months, South Chard Post Office will close, leaving no local alternative for customers. Novelist and broadcaster Libby
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Under-the-counter copies of the Peterborough Evening Telegraph were the only ones available at a city supermarket after it took exception to an article it published explaining how the shop has stopped collecting donations for troops in Iraq.Store management at Sainsbury’s
It ain't half hot mum!Newsrooms react to war
The regional press is capitalising on the time difference between Iraq and the UK – and to round-the-clock conflict – by bringing up-to-date news from the Gulf that the nationals can’t carry. Many are carrying up to 15 pages of
Regional press staff fly to Middle East
Six regional newspapers have sent reporters to the Middle East to cover the expected conflict in Iraq. Several military units requested that their local newspaper should be positioned with them in any forthcoming conflict, including The Portsmouth News, and its
Regional newspapers' war correspondents prepare to fly
Nine editorial staff from the regional press will travel to the Gulf with the Ministry of Defence in the event of war breaking out with Iraq. The seven reporters and two photographers would travel as war correspondents and have been
No Going Back for Martin
Two years after escaping the rat race of a daily newspaper, Martin Kirby, former deputy editor of the Eastern Daily Press, has revealed why their definitely is No Going Back. Martin left the EDP in January 2001, after working for
Fashion tips for editorial staff
TV fashion gurus Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine gave a pair of Eastern Daily Press journalists a few style-pointers when the What Not to Wear stars were in King’s Lynn on a promotional tour. Emma Lee and Laura Devlin were
EDP has puppy power
Playful pups and the Internet are proving to be a powerful combination for the Eastern Daily Press. Since teaming up with the National Canine Defence League to launch a Puppy Watch webcam last July, the paper has helped to find
Retiring quartet gave 125 years to company
A quartet of editorial staff from Norfolk are retiring this month after totting up 125 years of service to Archant between them. Evening News sub editor Hugh Gayler retired at the beginning of December after 23 years with ECNG and
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The Portsmouth News has launched a campaign calling on festive drinkers to either leave their car behind before going out or appoint a designated driver who sticks to soft drinks. Its Steer Clear campaign is being backed by pub chain
Journal returns to centre
The Lowestoft Journal has made a return to the town centre with a move to a new office. The newspaper had been based just outside the centre – at Waveney Chambers – since 1997, and before that had been on
Reporter leading a "normal life" after transplant
A reporter has told how he was saved by a heart transplant that has allowed him to resume a completely normal life. Martin Barsby spoke out about his experience to add support to the East Anglian Daily Time’s Sign for
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A special part of Broadland nature reserve in Norfolk has been named after Michael Seago, a former Eastern Daily Press wildlife correspondent who died in 1999.The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has named the area ‘Seago’s Marsh’ after
Terry's 40 years with newspaper group
Archant Norfolk’s longest serving member of editorial staff is celebrating 40 years of continuous service with the company. Terry Reeve (pictured), now chief reporter on the Lowestoft Journal, first joined the group in 1962. Terry, (59), said: “I joined straight
New Archant publication hits streets
A new monthly magazine from Archant Norfolk, targeting the county’s retired population, has hit the streets. Let’s Talk! is the brainchild of the Eastern Daily Press’s Steve Snelling and evolved under former managing director Bob Crawley’s development team. Norfolk weeklies
Newspaper's 'voice' retires
Eastern Daily Press journalist Colin Chinery has retired after more than 30 years with the paper. The senior features and leader writer first joined the EDP in 1965, before becoming leader writer of the East Anglian Daily Times in 1969.