Gerard Henderson, editor of The Gazette, Blackpool, has been named as the editor of The Journal, Newcastle. He will take up his post on July 3, succeeding Mark Dickinson, whose appointment as editor of the Liverpool Echo was announced in
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The Manchester Evening News dominates the shortlist for this year’s BT North West Press and Broadcast Awards. The paper is up against the Liverpol Echo and the Carlisle News & Star in the North West Daily Newspaper of the Year
Here come the M.E.N. in blue….
Two regional newspapers pulled out all the stops to celebrate success at opposite ends of the Football League spectrum. For the Manchester Evening News, it was glory in double measure as Manchester City joined champions United in the Premiership with
Metro claims victory over nationals
The Daily Mail reported a “landmark case” on its front page on Thursday, May 4. Licensee David Woodhead had banned transsexual Lisa Jones because she made his regulars feel uncomfortable. Ms Jones was backed by the Equal Opportunities Commission and
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HOT OVERALLS WRECK TAKEAWAY: A blaze which wrecked a Chinese takeaway had an unsual cause, the Wolverhampton Express and Star reported. Fire officers told the paper it was caused by spontaneous combustion in a pair of grease-stained overalls. The overalls
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PIKACHU FRENZY: Is there a regional newspaper in the land that hasn’t found an angle on the Pokemon card craze? “Schools bans card craze” has become commonplace. This week, the Hull Daily Mail revealed that two youngsters were threatened with
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SURF-INN THE NET: One of England’s oldest pubs – Nottingham’s famous Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem – has set up its own website. The Nottingham Evening Post reported on the ancient inn’s step into the 21st century and told how
Former editor's new post
Michael Unger, former editor of the Manchester Evening News, the Liverpool Daily Post and the Liverpool Echo, has been appointed as general manager of Jazz fm 100.4, the radio station’s Manchester-based north-west operation. Richard Wheatly, chief executive of Jazz fm,
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WHAT A MOUTHFUL: A pub regular swapped beer for a gigantic chocolate bar in a charity challenge at his local. The Lancashire Evening Post reported that engineer Geoff Evans guzzled nine pounds of Toblerone in nine hours. The stunt, at
Applause as paper gives thieves grief
Police have welcomed a major evening newspaper’s refusal to use “joyriders” to describe tearaway car thieves. The Manchester Evening News has a policy of calling them “grief riders”. “I admit it does sound a bit clumsy,” says editor Paul Horrocks.
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A REAL HANDFUL: Pensioner Godfrey Hill has been called The Messiah, an alien and a freak – because he has a thumb and five fingers on each hand. The 72-year-old retired engineer has hexadactyly. The condition is said to affect
Prescott praises Manchester campaign
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has praised the Manchester Evening News for its determined campaigning as he confirmed government cash backing for a massive expansion plan for Greater Manchester’s Metrolink tram system. The paper’s pre-Budget exclusive revealing the good news
'Dr Death' reporter wins Crime Scoop of The Decade award
Award-winning Manchester Evening News reporter Mikaela Sitford hasscooped another top accolade. Mikaela (32) won the Crime Scoop Of The Decade award for her work in breaking the story of mass murderer Dr Harold Shipman. She was awarded the special prize
Sales figures show winners and losers
MORE than 50 regional daily newspapers lost sales in the second half of 1999, new figures show. But the message from the Newspaper Society was upbeat after data for 1,224 daily and weekly titles was published on the same day
Together we can boost sales
Teamwork between editorial, sales and promotions is the key to boosting regional newspaper sales. That will be one of the key messages at the Newspaper Society’s two-day annual newspaper sales conference which started in Manchester today. More than 300 delegates
Praise from the PM
Five regional daily newspapers have been dubbed “trailblazers” by Prime Minister Tony Blair for their work in encouraging volunteers to take part in community activities. He singled out the Plymouth Evening Herald, the Leicester Mercury, the Newcastle Journal, the Manchester