Michelle Lalor has been appointed editor of the Grimsby Telegraph. She will succeed Peter Moore who is retiring at the end of next month after 20 years in the editor’s chair. Michelle, (36), has been editor of the Telegraph’s sister
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Regional editors decide on Queen Mother coverage
The death of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, announced on Saturday justbefore 6pm, left regional editors with a key decision to make. Should they recall staff to the office there and then to produce an extraSunday edition to compete with
News in brief
Nottingham Evening Post deputy editor Jon Grubb was among the media professionals advising local charities how to get their message across at an East Midlands seminar this week.Make the Regional Media Work for You was aimed at the voluntary sector
Hair of the dog
Ever wondered how to get the best out of a city’s nightlife? The problem is being taken out of revellers’ hands in Nottingham where the Evening Post has linked up with other groups to produce Hair of the Dog The
Nottingham Forest nil
A back page exclusive story in the Nottingham Evening Post ruffled a few feathers down at the City Ground, after former Forest hero Stuart Pearce said he’d like to go back there one day as manager. “Psycho” was in the
Together 2000 marks the Millennium
Together 2000 was set up last year by the Nottingham Evening Post as a way of reuniting people for the year 2000. It has involved everything from school reunions to touching cases like that of former child migrant John Reddington,
Another U-turn over secrecy
An unrelenting Secret Society campaign by the Nottingham Evening Post has brought about another U-turn over local government secrecy. Conservative-controlled Rushcliffe Borough Council announced more than a year ago that it was bringing in a cabinet-style government – with its
Paper launches court challenge over councillors' expenses
A newspaper is launching a High Court challenge over councillors’ expenses in what is thought to be the first case of its kind. The action is being taken by Nottingham Evening Post deputy editor Jon Grubb, as a council taxpayer,
Council's photo access rule is reversed
A district council has approved a regulation to block the press from taking photos in the council chamber without prior permission. Previously, journalists were not required to ask for approval from North Lincolnshire Council – and the Scunthorpe Telegraph was
Media were told about less than one per cent of crime, Echo probe finds
Police dealt with almost 3,400 incidents in one week – but only released details of 23
Telegraph targets fine dodgers as successful campaign is revived
Offenders are named and shamed into paying their dues after 21-strong ‘wanted’ list is published
Sister titles' campaign exposes court fine dodgers
A campaign by the Scunthorpe and Grimsby Telegraphs to name and shame criminals with outstanding court payments has resulted in an offender coming forward in less than 24 hours. The sister papers have teamed up with local magistrates’ courts to
'Health tax' abolition bid renewed
Two newspapers are redoubling their efforts in a campaign to get a “tax on ill health” abolished. Nine months on from the launch of the Axe the Toll on Health campaign, the Scunthorpe Telegraph and the Grimsby Telegraph are calling
Telegraph drive to ensure children Stay Safe
The Scunthorpe Telegraph is publishing a week-long series of articles highlighting dangerous local areas of which children and parents should be aware. The Stay Safe campaign is trying to raise awareness to arm parents and children with the knowledge to
Toll tonic could bring relief for patients
A tax on the sick and their relatives could be abolished in a review by the Humber Bridge board, which currently charges people who have to visit hospital on the other side of the river. The Grimsby and Scunthorpe Telegraphs
Parental fears could halt festive pictures
Worries over identifying children at school in press photos could lead to some festive news being left off the pages of local newspapers. Some regional papers are asking mums, dads and guardians whether their Christmas plays and other events can