Regional newspaper publisher Archant has announced increased operating profits of £29.4m. The group’s preliminary results showed that, before exceptional items, operating profit for 2003 had gone up by 6.1 per cent on the previous year, with profit before tax up
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Archant snaps up London titles for £52m
Archant has today acquired 12 weekly free and paid-for newspapers in North London, East London and Essex from Independent News & Media’s portfolio of 27 in the capital. The announcement came as competition minister Gerry Sutcliffe agreed that Northcliffe Newspapers
Future of newspaper group is in the hands of its staff
Around 80 journalists have gathered for Archant’s annual editorial conference. The two-day event allowed staff from across Archant Regional, publishers of the Evening Star, Ipswich, East Anglian Daily Times, Eastern Daily Press, Evening News, Norwich, and around 60 weekly titles,
Ad revenues help Archant to increased profit
Publisher Archant has announced increased profits for the year thanks mainly to the performance of advertising sales in the regional press. And there are initiatives in hand to boost income and improve efficiency. Operating profit for 2002 reached £27.7m, up
Archant poised to acquire media assets
Archant is poised to “acquire and expand” after winning permission from its shareholders to increase its borrowing capacity to £270m. The firm wants to double its size in the next seven years and believes it is at the right stage
Journalist scoops international poetry prize
Former chief sub will see his work published next month
Former EDP man scoops national TV award
A former Eastern Daily Press reporter has scooped a national award from the Royal Television Society for a documentary he produced for the BBC. Julian Sturdy, current affairs editor and producer for BBC Norfolk, won the award for best nations
Evening News triumphs at EDF Energy Media Awards
The Cambridge Evening News has won the title of Daily Newspaper of the Year at the EDF Energy East of England Media Awards today. The title also won the award for Community Campaign of the Year, for its work on
Pictures and the judges’ verdict on the EDF Energy East of England Awards
More than 180 journalists gathered to find out who had been named the winner in 19 categories for the second EDF Energy Media Awards for the East of England, held in association with HoldtheFrontPage. The awards were presented by Essex
Shortlist revealed for EDF Energy East of England Media Awards
More than 20 contenders to battle it out at event for print and broadcast journalists
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The presentation and design of the Norwich Evening News was described as “bold and brave”. It was said to have “clearly identified the readership it is going after” and as “trying really hard”. The judges said the paper “stood out
Regional press winners at medical journalism awards
Two regional newspaper journalists were among the winners at a medical journalism awards event. Mark Nicholls, of the Eastern Daily Press, and Emma Brady, from The Birmingham Post, both scooped top honours and cash prizes. Mark won £1,000 for his
RNLI thanks regionals for their support
Regional newspapers from across the UK have been recognised for their support of the RNLI. The charity, which rescues an average of 21 people from the sea every day, has handed out media supports awards to the Caithness Courier, Dundee
Editor picks up his OBE for the Palace
Eastern Daily Press editor Peter Franzen has collected his OBE from Buckingham Palace. The 57-year-old received the honour for services to journalism after working for Archant for more than 30 years. He attended the ceremony with his wife Kate and
Deputy editor honoured for his humanitarian efforts
Eastern Daily Press deputy editor James Ruddy has been awarded a Rotary International Humanitarian Reporting Award. James, (48), was awarded the regional media award after helping to raise millions of pounds of cash and aid. For the past 13 years
Newspaper staff honoured at Creative Industries Awards
Two Archant Norfolk staff have been honoured at the first ever Creative Industries Awards for Norfolk. Sonya Brown, a photographer for the Evening News in Norwich, won the award for Best Event Photography and Eastern Daily Press columnist and ITV