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Editorial staff should escape redundancy – plus more news in brief

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“Killers of journalists generally get away with their crime” – plus more news in brief

End of an era as 'Mr Citizen' retires

The Citizen in Gloucester has said a fond farewell to deputy editor Bev Ward after his distinguished career in journalism spanning more than four decades. Bev, (64), has been the engine behind the scenes at The Citizen for 27 years.

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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

Head of content runs gauntlet of anger on 'terrorist' case

The Citizen in Gloucester was among the media criticised at a heated public debate following the recent arrest of a terrorism suspect in the area. Head of content Matt Holmes faced the public at a meeting so popular that the

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

Council applauded for fighting 'gag'

A local newspaper has applauded Gloucestershire County Council for standing up for free speech after it rejected a ‘gagging clause’ in a new proposed constitution. Had Clause 15 been given the go-ahead, council officers would have been allowed to use