MPs are backing the Halifax Courier campaign for a full-scale inquiry into the state of care for old and vulnerable people. The campaign follows an article in the paper looking into abuse reported to the local authority, which included sexual,
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The Express & Echo in Exeter is calling on readers to send in questions for the Prime Minister, after Tony Blair cancelled a Q&A session with reporters at short notice. Reporter Nicholas Randall said: “We were told Mr Blair would
Johnston unveils first of its new-look websites
Reader research and focus groups tracked viewers’ eyes to find best way forward online
Former editor tells the story of Johnston Press in new book
Takeovers, personalities and key interviews as journalist chases the big story for Life is Local
PA man Peter Beal marks retirement with 1,150-mile walk
Northern editor to swap laptop for walking boots for Land’s End to John O’Groats trek
Johnston Press regional divisions to merge
Management reshuffle as regional press structure is reviewed
Island editor to retire after 30 years in charge
Successor sought as Lionel Cowin steps down from trio of weeklies
Editor leaves two weeks before launch date
Upheaval at new newspaper as two journalists are dismissed and editor resigns
Shetland Weekly prepares for launch
A new weekly paper for Shetland will hit the streets in less than three weeks. Shetland Weekly, which is promising to reflect life across the islands in an “unmissable, modern format”, will be unveiled on March 24 after a year
Long-serving athletics writer dies at 69
Long-serving Huddersfield Daily Examiner athletics correspondent Granville Beckett has died aged 69. A great ambassador for the sport, he had also provided coverage as a freelance correspondent for the Yorkshire Post, Sheffield Star, Halifax Courier, York Evening Press and Bradford
Examiner's Malcolm says farewell after 20 years
Malcolm Robertshaw has said farewell to the Huddersfield Daily Examiner after 20 years at the paper. The senior journalist had edited the Examiner’s popular Drivetime and Property supplements as well as the Weekly News, before deciding to retire. He said:
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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
Egg donation plea shows the power of the press
Growing interest in the process of egg donation to help childless couples was highlighted when the Halifax Courier carried an appeal for Sharon and Gary Rushforth. They had endured six years of unsuccessful fertility treatment and got in touch with
Editor to stand down after 15 years
Edward Riley, editor of the Halifax Evening Courier for the past 15 years, is to stand down. The 61-year-old has said that after more than 40 years in local journalism he has decided to take life a little easier. His
Death of a Princess
Page 2 of 2 Editor Steve Hall said: “Two of our editions had already gone by the time the announcement was made. “We immediately stopped the run and did a page one and inside spread ready to go inside an
Teen hooligans named thanks to Courier
A legal application by the Halifax Courier has led to the identity of two teenage hooligans being revealed in print. The paper was keen to report on a pair of youngsters, aged 14 and 15, who were both given anti-social