The regional press is capitalising on the time difference between Iraq and the UK – and to round-the-clock conflict – by bringing up-to-date news from the Gulf that the nationals can’t carry. Many are carrying up to 15 pages of
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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
"We're backing Gloucester!"
The Gloucester Citizen has issued a rallying call to readers to support city centre shops this Christmas. A front-page comment by editor Ian Mean, headlined ‘We’re backing Gloucester!’ asks readers to shop in the city’s stores to help convince “all
Gloucester evening appoints new editor
Ian Mean has been appointed the new editor of The Citizen, Gloucester, succeeding Spencer Feeney, who is moving to Swansea to edit the South Wales Evening Post. Ian, (55), is currently assistant editor, (news and marketing), at the Western Morning
TV shows race to deadline
A regional newspaper’s battle to beat the nationals on a breaking story about the Ulster peace process will be shown on television tonight. Part 2 of Hold the Front Page follows editor Barrie Williams and senior editorial staff of the
TV spotlight on Plymouth paper
Editor Barrie Williams outside the Western Morning News nautical glass HQ A six-part TV documentary about the Western Morning News begins next month. Called Hold The Front Page (no relation to this website) it will be screened in Carlton’s West
Charity amazed by response to Mozambique appeal
Charity officials have been overwhelmed by the response of Western Morning News readers to an appeal for cash to ease suffering in flood-ravaged Mozambique. In 10 days, readers used coupons printed in the WMN to pledge £16,523 to the United
Citizen wins right to name teenage gang members
Newspaper turns spotlight on ASBO yobs after reporting restrictions are lifted
Paper launches wristband bid to save under-threat hospital
“Stroud maternity matters, keep it open”, says Citizen
Editor takes campaigners to to meet Defence Secretary
The Citizen has taken its campaign to save the Glorious Glosters’ famous regimental Back Badge to Westminster. The Gloucester newspaper took a group of Back Badge supporters – both young and elderly – to London for a face-to-face meeting with
Editors join forces to reverse 'baffling' proposal
The Gloucestershire Echo has joined forces with its sister paper The Citizen to send an open letter to lobby Fire & Rescue Service Minister Nick Raynsford. Editors Anita Syvret and Ian Mean invited the minister to see for himself the
Citizen writes to PM asking for minister for elderly
The editor of The Citizen has written to the Prime Minister asking him to appoint a minister for the elderly. The move comes as part of the Gloucester paper’s campaign for better rights for pensioners after the death of 88-year-old
Citizen power might sweep away guns
The Citizen has launched a campaign to sweep guns off the streets of Gloucester. It follows the release of figures that show that gun crime has risen 35 per cent nationwide in the past year, with 47 guns seized in