A collection of old newspapers has given a fascinating insight into life in bygone Newcastle. The Newcastle Evening Chronicle told how the old daily Chronicles were found while a former pub in Sunderland was being renovated in a £1.4m project.
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Blunkett open to question
Tynesiders are to get the chance to quiz education secretary David Blunkett thanks to their local evening paper. The minister has agreed to let parents grill him about their education concerns. They are being asked to send their questions in
Boost for children's appeal
A newspaper appeal to help needy children in the north east has been given a boost by a new partnership forged with a power company. Northern Electric & Gas has pledged £25,000 for Switch on to Sunshine a new venture
News In Brief from around the regions
Regional press news – this story updated 15.6.2000 News In Brief from around the regions by HoldTheFrontPage staff FUN FOOD: Crab ice cream, tobacco-flavoured liqueurs and inside-out baked Alaska – they’re all on the menu at Bristol University, where scientists
Newsquest award entries to go before judges
Entries in this year’s Newsquest editorial awards will be judged tomorrow. The awards are in 10 categories – for daily newspaper of the year, weekly newspaper, free newspaper, reporter, feature writer, sports writer, photographer, newcomer, graphic artist and website. Judges
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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
Yorkshire Post named North East Daily Newspaper of the Year
The Yorkshire Post was yesterday named Daily Newspaper of the Year in the BT North East Press and Broadcast Awards. The Wakefield Express won the Weekly Newspaper of the Year title in a ceremony at York racecourse. HoldTheFrontPage will publish
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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
Independent research backs Metro
Independent research has shown that 8 out of 10 readers prefer the Newcastle Evening Chronicle’s free morning Metro paper to the Morning News – the first UK venture of the Swedish Modern Times Group. Alison Hastings, editor of the Evening
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Best publisher organised event – weekly newspapersWinner: West Lothian Courier – Livingston F.C. Open DayHighly commended: Morecambe Visitor – The Night Before ChristmasCertificate of merit: Oxford Times Series – In Business Exhibition Best in-paper reader offer – daily/Sunday newspapersWinner: Evening
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
Chronicle spreads the Sunshine
A campaign launched by the Newcastle Evening Chronicle to help disabled and disadvantaged children has proved so successful that it is being extended. The Sunshine Fund 2000 Campaign was launched last year, encouraging organisations to hold fund-raising activities and gain
Cheeky reader gets one over on Chronicle
A cheeky reader managed to get one over on the Newcastle Evening Chronicle with an entry into the paper’s daily poetry section. The feature has been a big hit with readers, but the paper was caught out when one decided
Cleared nursery nurses agree libel settlement with Chronicle
A libel action against the Newcastle Evening Chronicle has been settled out of court by two nursery nurses wrongly accused of child abuse in a council report.This is the full statement on the matter by Chronicle editor Paul Robertson. CHRISTOPHER
Untold story of riots revealed after Chronicle's FOI probe
Revelations uncovered by trawl through official papers on troubled estate