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ManchesterOnline gets a makeover
ManchesterOnline has unveiled a fresh new look. The Guardian Media Group-owned website, which includes news and sport from the Manchester Evening News, has been given its biggest revamp since launching in 1997, with a new logo and colour schemes. Its
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A massive haul of bootleg DVDs and CDs were seized by trading standards officer and the police after an investigation into the trade by the Manchester Evening News. The raids followed an investigation into a local market in Salford, where
Early edition enjoys brisk sales
Early figures show the Manchester Evening News is putting on sales after launching its early edition. The company says it’s too early to say if the change will turn into a long-established trend. But the consistency of delivery to retailers
Publishers pool resources in £45m press investment
Newspapers published by Guardian Media Group and Trinity Mirror are to benefit from a £45m joint investment in new press technology. They have agreed to jointly buy four state-of-the-art press and inserting lines which will be housed at the Mirror
Sister titles reach new heights
The Manchester Evening News has reached new heights with the launch of its own hot air balloon. Publisher Guardian Media Group has leased the gas-powered balloon to promote the MEN and its sister paper, the Manchester Metro News, at sporting
Former editor tells tale of first Royal Detective in latest book
A new book which tells the unique story of Manchester’s first Royal Detective, James Wood, has hit the shelves – penned by his great grandson, former Matlock Mercury editor Don Hale. Born in 1885, James was a former sharp-shooter in
MEN set to crow about its early bird edition
As readers get used to seeing the Manchester Evening News on news stands alongside the morning papers, the title is getting ready to launch a promotional campaign to mark the arrival of its new edition. After months of planning, a
Manchester strike called off: new edition published today
A planned two-day strike by journalists at the Manchester Evening News this weekend was called off after the NUJ chapel voted to accept a package of management proposals to ease the introduction of a new morning edition. The morning edition
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The National Union of Journalists has been cleared of any deliberate act after a disabled delegate at its 2000 conference claimed the union had tried to poison her and had committed substantial acts of discrimination.The union was ordered to pay
Union predicts 100 will join Evening News strike
National Union of Journalists members at the Manchester Evening News plan to strike for two days – starting on October 31 – in protest at management plans to change working patterns and practices. As reported by HoldtheFrontPage last month, the
Media is giving young people a 'bad press'
Media coverage of young people is “overwhelming negative”, according to a new report. Young People Now magazine claims that wall-to-wall coverage of teenage gangs and violence could give a whole generation a bad name, and has launched a campaign to
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On the third anniversary of the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan, the NUJ has expressed “grave concern” at the lack of progress in the police investigation. NUJ president Jim Corrigall has urged the police service of Northern Ireland to guarantee
Everett builds on Sex Goddess reputation
Columnist Flic Everett is about to take on two new challenges: a sex advice column for the Daily Express and an agony column for Scarlet Magazine. She’s spending her time working on her new book, a novel, after publishing How
50 journalists file grievances on new shift plans
A row over plans to introduce a morning edition at the Manchester Evening News has seen more than 50 staff submit individual grievances voicing their concerns. The newspaper is currently gearing up to increase its editions from three to four,
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A group of youngsters aged between 12 and 16 have become the latest columnists for the Caernarfon and Denbigh Herald.The young villagers will write and design their monthly Snowdon Speaks column in which they will tell readers about their lives,