County Durham weekly the Teesdale Mercury has appointed a new editor and deputy editor. Editor Matthew Mills joins the Mercury from the Evening Post in Bristol where he was an overnight chief sub. Matthew was previously features editor and assistant
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Long hours payment to north-east journalists
A one-off cash payment has been made to Johnston Press journalists in the north-east to make up for “exceptionally” long hours being worked while changes are made at their newspapers. The problem was brought to the attention of management at
Assault on reporter leads to eight-month stretch
A rampage that ended in an assault on a regional newspaper reporter who was sitting at his desk in the newsroom has landed a teenager in jail for eight months. The yob confessed in court to the assault on Galloway
New editor appointed at Scarborough title
Ed Asquith is to become the new editor of the Scarborough Evening News. Currently editorial director of the Yorkshire Weekly Newspaper Group, he will join the Scarborough title on June 30. He takes over from Paul Napier, who was appointed
New editor is named at Hartlepool Mail
Paul Napier has been appointed as the new editor of the Hartlepool Mail, succeeding Harry Blackwood, who left the company in March. Paul is currently editor of the Scarborough Evening News, a post he has held since November 2001. He
Editor Blackwood is sacked from Mail
Hartlepool Mail editor Harry Blackwood has been sacked by his employers, Johnston Press. Staff at the newspaper were told the news yesterday. The decision came in the wake of a row between Harry and the local MP Peter Mandelson, who
Blackwood breaks silence on Mandelson "pressure"
Hartlepool Mail editor Harry Blackwood has broken his silence over claims that the MP Peter Mandelson tried to get him sacked. Harry is currently on sick leave from his job at the paper where he has worked for 30 years.
Downing Street link to editor's leave is denied
Downing Street has denied claims that the Prime Minister intervened in a dispute between MP Peter Mandelson and the editor of his local newspaper, the Hartlepool Mail. And the Mail’s owners, Johnston Press, said it found the idea that political
News in brief
A poll on the Bournemouth Daily Echo’s website revealed that 77 per cent of voters believe the paper should be allowed to publish pictures of convicted paedophiles.The poll was conducted after Dorset police prevented the Echo from printing a picture
Echo and Gazette to get new editors
The Sunderland Echo is to get a new editor as Andrew Smith steps aside to concentrate on a new role within the company. He will become full-time editorial director of Northeast Press Ltd, and will be succeeded by Rob Lawson,
Mail refuses to be bullied by police
The Hartlepool Mail has come in for harsh criticism from the police after its exclusive about Cleveland Chief Constable Barry Shaw and his role in the ‘Robocop’ Ray Mallon affair. Cleveland Police Authority has threatened to report the Mail to
Press blamed as monkey is elected mayor
No sooner had a monkey been declared the first elected mayor of Hartlepool, than the Hartlepool Mail was being blamed for the main political parties’ electoral demise. The vote saw Hartlepool United mascot Stuart Drummond swept to power ahead of
Johnston plans to buy RIM in £560m deal
Johnston Press is planning to buy Regional Independent Media for £560m. Johnston, the UK’s fourth-largest regional newspaper group, is launching a £220m rights issue of shares in connection with the deal. The deal is agreed and has already been approved
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Junior school teachers are being offered the chance to take a closer lookat the Lincolnshire Echo as part of an education business partnership forliteracy exams.They will be able to explore the processes of running a daily newspaper,look at how pupils
Mandy's late phone call makes the news in Hartlepool
Page 2 of 2 Harry Blackwood was reticent about revealing the exclusive after a prickly “live” encounter with a TV interviewer who asked why the Hartlepool Mail was so anti-Mandelson. The editor claims that’s far from the truth. He told
Mandy's late phone call makes the news in Hartlepool
Page 1 of 2 Hartlepool Mail editor Harry Blackwood faced the glare of the media spotlight – after disgraced minister Peter Mandelson chose to phone him at home rather than watch his own plight on the TV news. The phone