What we have written about Irene Kettle

Newsquest dailies to come under one editor

Fourteen jobs to be axed as part of editorial restructure

Talented reporter loses eight-year battle with cancer, aged 34

Dedicated Essex journalist decided to chronicle his journey in weekly column

Evening Gazette spreads festive cheer in Kosovo

Christmas is coming early for soldiers from Colchester who will be spending the festive season in Kosovo. Most of the soldiers from 10 Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps will not be home for Christmas. Instead they will be relying on

Gazette is set to sparkle!

The Colchester Evening Gazette has launched a major new campaign to help add a touch of sparkle to the lives of youngsters on the children’s ward at Colchester General Hospital. With the help of readers it’s hoped the Sparkle Appeal

Tributes paid to Highlands walker

Journalist found dead near Ben Nevis was a “valued friend and colleague”

Fears grow for missing journalist

Fears are growing for a journalist who has been reported missing on Ben Nevis. Gavin Nightingale, who works for Essex County Newspapers, has not been seen since Friday, when he started heading up the Scottish mountain. There is heavy snow

Scoop reveals MP's movie secrets

The Colchester Evening Gazette has landed a national scoop about a top Tory MP that was followed up by the nationals. Former Tory shadow defence secretary Bernard Jenkin was unmasked as a man of many faces in the film world.

It ain't half hot mum!Newsrooms react to war

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

Staff pay up to release editor from the dungeons

The editor of the Colchester Evening Gazette spent a spooky night in the dungeons of the town’s oldest building. Irene Kettle was locked in the jail of Colchester Castle with other Colchester dignitaries to raise money for brain injury charity

News man "Mr Colchester" dies, aged 89

Tributes have been paid to a veteran journalist dubbed “Mr Colchester” who has died at the age of 89. Journalism was Bill Tucker’s life and a passion he continued right up until the end. But Bill, who was awarded the

News in brief

Generous fund-raisers are continuing to back efforts to boost the Bridgwater Mercury’s Lily’s Fund appeal.The fund, set up to ensure the three victims of a tragic fire are not forgotten, has been steadily growing.Lily’s Fund total now stands at £2,140,

Evening Gazette spreads festive cheer in Kosovo

Life IS local ABC figures show

For the third consecutive year more than half of all regional newspaper titles have sold more copies, with 61% of weekly titles enjoying a year-on-year increase. Newspaper Society marketing director, Chris Stanley, said: “As media choice continues to grow and

There's no doubt at all after Gazette campaign

The Essex Evening Gazette is celebrating the second birthday of its campaign on bogus callers. Other people have also picked up on the idea since the If In Doubt, Keep ‘Em Out campaign was launched in April 2001, said Gazette

Appeal is a sparkling success – but it doesn't stop there

The Colchester Evening Gazette has reached its £20,000 target to help bring a touch of sparkle to the lives of children in Essex – and has immediately set itself another target, to help even more children in the area. In