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Evening Post singled out for praise over donor success

The Lancashire Evening Post has been singled out for praise from health secretary John Reid for its successful organ donor campaign. And the MP was so touched after reading in the paper about the anguish of people waiting for a

Target is trebled in six-month donor push

The Lancashire Evening Post has signed up more than 3,000 donors to the NHS Organ Donor Register. The total brings success to the paper’s six-month Have A Heart campaign, which was launched in March and doubled its original target of

Post bid to "reclaim Preston"

The Lancashire Evening Post is launching a bid to “reclaim Preston” from the criminals after a spate of attacks on women. The newspaper is already running a campaign which has helped cut crime in parks by 40 per cent. Preston

Broom issues clean-up plea

The Lancashire Evening Post is “throwing down the gauntlet” to the people of Preston to get them to clean up their act. The newspaper revealed the grubby state of the city’s streets and is backing a campaign – along with

Paper aims to clear up Preston's parks

The Lancashire Evening Post has launched a clear-up campaign to rid Preston’s parks of their shameful image. As part of the campaign the paper has launched a Parkwatch phoneline for readers to monitor public spaces, and it is also backing

Stars support Magic Wand Appeal

A £400,000 fundraising campaign launched by the Lancashire Evening Post is being backed by a host of top celebrities. The paper has launched the Melanie’s Magic Wand Appeal to raise money for revolutionary hospital equipment to tackle brain tumours in

Johnston performing 'better than expected'

The circulations of weekly newspapers owned by Johnston Press have continued to rise over the past six months, according to the publisher. The increase is in keeping with the trend of the past seven years, and there were also marked

Johnston Press signals intent as revenue and profits rise

Johnston Press has announced its results for the year, and signalled its intention to expand. The regional press publisher, which owns 241 local newspapers and runs 160 community websites, recorded a 15 per cent increase in turnover, which rose to

Profits should be "top of the range" – Johnston

Johnston Press is predicting annual profits at the top of the range of current market estimates in its latest trading update. Advertising revenue has continued to grow, circulation of its weekly papers is up, and costs have been reined in

"Rare opportunity to acquire quality titles"

The £560m deal for Johnston Press to buy RIM will substantially increase the size of Johnston and create one of the UK’s largest regional newspaper groups, publishing more than 250 titles across England and Scotland. What Johnston heralds as a

Profits up at regional newspaper group

Regional Independent Media appears to have found an answer to the economic downturn, with an announcement of increased operating profits for 2001. Operating profit for the company as a whole increased by eight per cent to £44.1m and turnover by

Dailies reduce bulk sales and discounted copies

The latest regional newspaper circulation figures are being seen as a truer indication of sales with the industry reducing bulk sales and the number of discounted copies. Evening newspaper titles have been proactive in reducing bulk figures, which was partly