A complaint against Gloucestershire Media over its use of competitor data in its media pack for advertisers has been upheld by ABC.Marketing material from the Northcliffe company was found to quote an incorrect audit period for the Cheltenham Independent and
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New owner for island titles
The Jersey Evening Post and Guernsey Press and Star have a new owner, after a bid by newspaper publisher the Claverley Company was declared unconditional. The family-owned Claverley Company, which publishes the Shropshire Star and the Express & Star in
£50m Guiton Group takeover bid is launched
The owner of the Shropshire Star and the Express & Star in Wolverhampton has launched a £50m takeover bid for the Guiton Group, the parent company of the Jersey Evening Post and Guernsey Press and Star. The bid by the
Senior court role for former ex-journalist
A former editor of the Jersey Evening Post has become a Lieutenant-Bailiff of the Royal Court. Mike Rumfitt has been a Jurat – a lay member of the judiciary – since November 1991, and now as a Lieut-Bailiff has taken
New island weekly is launched
A new free newspaper has been launched in Jersey, giving the island its only weekly title. The Jersey Metro is being published by the Guiton Group, which also publishes the Jersey Evening Post, and is in direct response to the
Phone firm made 2,000 per cent error in newspaper poll
A phone company error in a newspaper phone poll indicated almost one in four of the population may have called to register their view. Jersey Telecom counted the number of seconds of call time rather than the number of calls
Veteran journalists rewarded in Queen's birthday honours
Mervyn Dane, a former editor of The Impartial Reporter, has received an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours. The 74-year-old, who retired in 1994 after almost 50 years at the newspaper, received the award for his services to journalism. Mervyn
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A newspaper’s quiz compiler is to get his chance at the big one – on TV’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire?Bob Ginger, who writes the crosswords for the Bucks Free Press, is keeping quiet about the outcome of his
Ex-pat reporters tell of SARS worry
Two former regional press journalists have told of their first-hand experiences in the far east of the mysterious SARS virus. The respiratory illness has struck hundreds of people since it was first reported in Hong Kong and has now claimed
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A long-running newspaper campaign has scored another success with cannabis and pills worth more than £1,200 being seized at a house in Fraserborough, Scotland, after a tip-off to police from a member of the public.It is the latest success in
Editor's grasp of language and heritage was key
An editor who worked tirelessly to ensure an island’s native language would not be lost had died, aged 84. Max Lucas, former editor of the Jersey Evening Post, was also a leading authority on Jersey Norman-French – Jèrriais – and
Qatar case goes online
In-depth details of an evening newspaper’s year-long battle to lift reporting restrictions on a multi-million pound civil court case can now be found in a specially-created section of its website. The Jersey Evening Post last week persuaded a court to
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Tamworth Herald staff have been shedding their inhibitions to pose naked for a charity calendar.Sadly, none of the editorial staff were brave enough to join in though – it is made up of snaps of the motors sales team, who
Death of a 'great character'
A veteran journalist who was a household TV name before turning his skills to newspapers has died, aged 69. Jersey Evening Post columnist Gordon Young retired as a feature writer at the newspaper in 1997 but continued to write a
5,500 in island police poll
Almost 5,500 Jersey Evening Post readers have taken part in a poll on plans to draft in 60 riot police from Scotland for next month’s anti-capitalism rally. The topic has brought the biggest-ever response to an Evening Post phone poll.
What are you doing this weekend?
What are you doing this weekend? by Leigh Petters of the Jersey Evening Post Leaving his comfortable office behind, Leigh Petters, deputy news editor of the Jersey Evening Post joined the island’s Territorial Army Unit on weekend manoeuvres. Apart from