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Motoring journalist Ross Finlay, (67), has died after suffering a heart attack at the wheel of his car.Ross, from Helensburgh, was a contributor to the Herald’s motoring section and a freelance journalist. Two charities have received a cash Christmas gift
Editor's lecture inspires young writers
Gloucester Citizen editor Ian Mean has given a lecture to 80 school children as part of their literacy programme. He explained to the eight and nine-year-olds about how stories are sourced, compiled and written. He also gave them tips about
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Journalist and mental health campaigner John Hooper has died after a battle with cancer. He was 72.John was a correspondent for the Gloucester Citizen’s Grapevine column for more than 15 years and also worked as reporter in Canada. The Sheffield
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A letter published in the Halifax Evening Courier more than 140 years ago has been used as the basis of a new novel which denies that Emily Bronte was the author of Wuthering Heights and that instead it was her
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Lord McIntosh of Haringey, Minister for Media and Heritage, was the guest of honour at a recent Newspaper Society presidential lunch.Lord McIntosh is responsible for broadcasting, press and censorship, gambling, libraries and archives, the historic environment, architecture and design, Royal
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A high-powered delegation from Merseyside has met Government ministers to press for action in response to the Daily Post’s Fight for a Flight Campaign.The paper wants landing slots for Liverpool flights from Heathrow or Gatwick, and the exemption of Liverpool-London
MPs line up to support Citizen's plea
An Early Day Motion presented to the House of Commons in support of a Gloucester Citizen campaign had attracted support from 43 MPs. The paper wants a minister for the elderly – and Gloucester MP Parmjit Dhanda agrees. He joined
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The Three Tenors have brought a summer sales boost at The Bath Chronicle when the legendary trio sang at a free concert, attended by around 32,000 people, to celebrate the imminent opening of the city’s spa.The Chronicle produced a 16-page
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A gang of youths descended on the offices of the Gloucester Citizen – angry over a story that had appeared in the paper.Up to 50 youngsters demanded a meeting with reporters, upset they had been cast in the stereotypical roles
Journalist's parking ticket could change the rules
A regional press journalist could have opened the door for hundreds of motorists to claim back parking fines after he challenged a ticket issued for parking in a disabled bay. Scunthorpe Telegraph chief reporter Damien Brook, who was also a
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A major report which warns of huge cuts to national rail investment projects has offered hope for the Plymouth Evening Herald’s Three-Hour rail campaign.The Rail Authority’s Strategic Plan 2003 highlights the need for ‘the introduction of a regular three-hour journey
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The Gloucester Citizen has decided to stop using the word ‘bed-blocking’ because it considers the term out-dated and insulting to patients who, through no fault of their own, are stuck in hospital while social services and the NHS organise their
Staff promoted at two regionals
Three new posts have been created by editor Ian Mean at the Gloucester Citizen, as he puts the finishing touches to his senior team. News editor Matt Holmes has been promoted to head of content and becomes the paper’s number