The Manchester Evening News has scooped a double victory after two of its investigations resulted in two conmen being brought to justice on the same day. The newspaper reported how 45-year-old lawyer Liaqat Malik had been struck off after being
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Former Echo editor receives knighthood
Former regional press editor Harold Evans has been knighted for services to journalism. Sir Harold, who is a former editor of the Northern Echo, received his knighthood from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace after being granted the title
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Former Daily Record sports editor Jack Adams has died, aged 66.He died on holiday on the Greek Island of Kos and Ranger legend John Greig paid tribute, saying: “He was always on the go breaking stories and was a man
Newsrooms hit by phone line fire chaos
Newsrooms in the Manchester area have been coping without telephones and e-mail after a fire in Manchester city centre cut 130,000 phone lines. A blaze in the early hours of Monday morning damaged cables which form part of the phone
War reporter's return to Iraq
Manchester Evening News journalist Martin Dillon has returned to Iraq, a year after he reported on the conflict in the country. Martin was one of just a handful of reporters who were allocated positions with the British landforces on the
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Journalist and PR expert Helen Sanderson has been appointed public relations manager at the Manchester Evening News.She has spent the past five years in PR and originally trained as a broadcast journalist, working for CBS in America after graduating from
MEN investigation helps bring con man to justice
An investigation by the Manchester Evening News has helped bring a bogus charity collector to justice. A story revealing the paper’s findings was read out in open court and, after also hearing evidence from a council volunteer who went undercover
Manchester editor under the spotlight
Manchester Evening News editor Paul Horrocks has reaffirmed his support for the Press Complaints Commission – and explained when and why he would sanction long lens photography in his paper. As a member of the Commission, he helps make decide
Manchesteronline ranks alongside the nationals
Manchesteronline, the website of the Manchester Evening News, has been ranked 16th in a survey of Internet sites operated by print media companies. The survey was conducted by market research company Hitwise, which monitors the surfing habits of 8.4m surfers
Editor to face his public
Readers of the Manchester Evening News are being given the chance to quiz editor Paul Horrocks when he takes part in a live webchat. The high-profile editor will be put on the spot during an hour-long question and answer session
Reporter's online diary helps keep families in touch
The Manchester Evening News is helping to keep families in touch with loved ones out in the Gulf, via its website, ManchesterOnline. The newspaper’s war correspondent, Martin Dillon, is currenly reporting on the conflict in the Middle East, based with
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Archant has been assessing the results of its latest company survey, which almost half the workforce completed, a figure up from 45 per cent last year.Although overall satisfaction levels were down, most staff were positive about the work they did
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National Union of Journalists general secretary Jeremy Dear has awarded the union’s first ‘Scrooge Award for Corporate Greed’ to Newsquest chief executive Paul Davidson.He delivered a bag of chocolate gold coins, a copy of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and
MEN's £10,000 bid to catch killer
The Manchester Evening News is offering a £10,000 reward in a bid to find out who killed a 97-year-old woman. Last month Evelyn Jackson was attacked during a robbery at her home, and she later died from her injuries, but
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The Manchester Evening News has announced that two of its senior management team have joined the board.Julie Tattersall, who is head of newspaper sales, is now newspaper sales director, and financial controller Howard Standen has been made finance director. The
More press trips to the Gulf are announced
More regional press journalists will travel to the Gulf as part of the Regional Press Corps, a facility organised by The Newspaper Society. The trips are being organised for the run-up to Christmas, to give the UK regional press the