The reputation of Manchester Evening News restaurant critic Ray King has led several local establishments to stick a copy of his picture up in their kitchens in a bid to help staff spot him if he arrives unannounced, claims MEN
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RIM report deadline extended
The Competition Commission has put back the date by which it will report to the Department of Trade and Industry on the proposed take over of newspaper publisher Regional Independent Media (RIM) from September 27 until October 6. Gannett UK,
Thank you Val!
Some of the best neighbours in the north-west have been highlighted as the Manchester Evening News announced the winners of its latest community venture. The paper asked readers to nominate their good neighbours for a thank you as a surprise.
Fighting crime in Manchester
Posters of a murder victim have been put up across Rochdale as the Manchester Evening News steps up its campaign to help police catch the killer. The paper has already offered a £10,000 reward for information on the brutal murder
1947 freeze was his big break
Former Scunthorpe Telegraph journalist Phil Wrack, who became the deputy editor of the News of the World, has died aged 71 after losing his battle against leukaemia. Mr Wrack was educated at the Henderson Avenue Primary and the Scunthorpe Modern
Latest on RIM merger bids
Three newspaper groups have been sent “issues letters” by the Competition Commission as the next stage in the process to decide who could take over Regional Independent Media – the sixth largest regional publisher in the UK. This routine step
Union targets Northcliffe titles
Three Northcliffe papers have been targeted by the NUJ as it bids for recognition under the new Employment Relations Act. The move follows discussions between the union and other media companies including Trinity Mirror, Johnston Press, Southnews and Newsquest –
Manchester is in the pink
The first edition of a new regional Sunday sports paper will hit the north-west this weekend. The Sunday Pink is being published by the Manchester Evening News and will offer 64 pages of in-depth sports coverage from across the region.
GMG joins Johnston and Gannett in race for RIM
Guardian Media Group is the latest potential bidder to enter the race to buy Regional Independent Media. RIM is already the subject of interest from media group Gannett, which owns Newsquest, and from Johnston Press. All three groups have had
North West Newspaper Awards 2000
The award-winning Blackpool Gazette has another trophy to add to its cabinet – scooping the North West Daily Newspaper of the Year Award for the second time in three years. Editor Gerard Henderson picked up the BNFL Society of Editors
BT UK Regional Press and Broadcast Awards 2000
Newcomer of the Year: Judith Moritz, BBC Look East The runner-up was:Derek Lambie (now Scottish Express), for Newsflash Press Agency The other nominations were:Krissy Lloyd, Basingstoke GazetteTania Branigan, Manchester Evening NewsJonathan Gibson, Carlton Westcountry TVBryn Jones, Daily PostChris Bucktin, Hull
BT winners celebrate
The Yorkshire Post and the Hinckley Times were named Daily and Weekly Newspapers of the Year in the prestigious BT UK Regional Press and Broadcast Awards 2000. An audience of 240 journalists at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, heard praise
Awards hopefuls line up for prestigious BT final
The cream of the regional media will be saluted on Thursday as the prestigious BT national awards for excellence are handed out. A quality field of entrants, already crowned regional winners in nine heats across the country, has been chosen
News In Brief from around the regions
Regional press news – this story updated 23.6.2000 News In Brief from around the regions by HoldTheFrontPage staff THE BEAUTIFUL GAME: Football fans can now log on and share poetic thoughts on a new Internet site. The Gloucestershire Echo reported
Bone marrow donors saved Jamie
An appeal for bone marrow donors, made by the Manchester Evening News, has had a happy ending. Six-year-old Jamie Clinton’s life hung in the balance as he waited for a donor to save him from the blood cancer, leukaemia. A
News In Brief from around the regions
Regional press news – this story updated 10.6.2000 News In Brief from around the regions by HoldTheFrontPage staff CROWNING GLORY: A quiet Bolton street has been unmasked as the most famous neighbourhood in the country. The row of terraced houses