Archant has become the first media group in the UK to join a new email campaign aimed at boosting the number of organ donors. Under the scheme, developed by UK Transplant, the email gives staff in companies and organisations a
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Russian journalist gets a taste of regional press
A Russian journalist has been getting a unique insight into the UK regional press, with a visit to publishing company Archant. Elena Yushkova, (39), who works at the Russian North Newspaper, has been shadowing the work of journalists and advertising
Fun, games and praise for Archant staff
Around 75 journalists gathered for Archant’s first editorial conference earlier this month. The two-day event, held at Belton Woods hotel near Grantham, allowed staff from across Archant Regional, publishers of the Evening Star, Ipswich, East Anglian Daily Times, Eastern Daily
Newspaper group appoints chief executive
John Fry has been appointed as chief executive of media business Archant, formerly Eastern Counties Newspapers Group. He joins in June and takes over from Peter Strong who is retiring after five years in charge. New recruit John John, (45),
Press watchdog chairman on fact-finding mission to Archant HQ
Editors and executives from the Archant publishing group met Press Complaints Commission chairman Sir Christopher Meyer when he visited the company’s Norwich headquarters on a fact-finding mission. Sir Christopher spoke to editors about various ethical aspects of theCommission’s code of
Archant newspaper takeover gets final clearance
Archant’s acquisition of 27 weekly newspapers previously owned by Independent News and Media has been cleared by the Competition Commission. Questions had been raised by the Office of Fair Trading as to whether the sale of some of the titles
Green light for London newspaper deal
The Competition Commission has provisionally cleared the sale of 27 London newspapers to Archant. The group bought all the weekly titles run by Independent News and Media in Greater London, Essex and Kent late last year in two separate deals
News group's future under the spotlight
More than 100 editors and journalists from across Archant gathered to discuss the way forward for the group at its annual editorial conference. During the two-day event at Stansted Airport’s Hilton Hotel staff from the group, which publishes the Ipswich-based
More London papers for Archant
Publisher Archant has secured the remaining 15 weekly paid-for London titles from Independent News & Media in a £10m deal. Earlier this month the company acquired 12 weekly free and paid-for titles in North London, East London and Essex from
Archant snaps up London titles for £52m
Archant has today acquired 12 weekly free and paid-for newspapers in North London, East London and Essex from Independent News & Media’s portfolio of 27 in the capital. The announcement came as competition minister Gerry Sutcliffe agreed that Northcliffe Newspapers
Future of newspaper group is in the hands of its staff
Around 80 journalists have gathered for Archant’s annual editorial conference. The two-day event allowed staff from across Archant Regional, publishers of the Evening Star, Ipswich, East Anglian Daily Times, Eastern Daily Press, Evening News, Norwich, and around 60 weekly titles,
Ad revenues help Archant to increased profit
Publisher Archant has announced increased profits for the year thanks mainly to the performance of advertising sales in the regional press. And there are initiatives in hand to boost income and improve efficiency. Operating profit for 2002 reached £27.7m, up
Archant backing for new daily tabloid
A new daily tabloid is set to be launched in Dublin backed by £1m of investment from the Archant group. The management team behind the new title, the mid-market Dublin Daily, has this week finalised its £2.6m launch funding package
Archant poised to acquire media assets
Archant is poised to “acquire and expand” after winning permission from its shareholders to increase its borrowing capacity to £270m. The firm wants to double its size in the next seven years and believes it is at the right stage
Achievements of the past year are celebrated at group awards
Staff from Archant have celebrated the achievements of the past year at the group’s annual awards. More than 800 staff from titles across England and Scotland gathered for the event at Audley End stately home in Essex, which was hosted
Winners unveiled at Archant showpiece event
The winners of the Archant Awards 2003 have been announced at a ceremony held at the Alexandra Palace in London. Some 1,200 staff from across the country saw publications, products and people from across the community media company scoop prizes