The Wirral Globe looks set to get a new editor as Phil Fleming prepares to leave the paper. Phil, (51), has been group editor for the Wirral Globe and Messenger series for the past three years and has worked in
Newsquest
- Head Office: 58 Church Street, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8DP
- Website: www.newsquest.co.uk
Owned by US-based publisher Gannett, Newsquest is one of the UK’s largest publishers of local and regional newspapers with more than 300 titles.
Its major UK publishing centres include York and Glasgow and it employs more than 8,000 staff.
A relatively young company, Newsquest was born in 1995 from Reed Regional Newspapers and has since acquired long-established publisher Westminster Press.
More information can be found on the company’s website at www.newsquest.co.uk.
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Paper unveils bright new look
A new-look Bolton Evening News has been unveiled. The changes follow months of research and planning by staff at the paper. Its new masthead marks the culmination of a gradual redesign of the paper which has taken place over the
Staff pitch in with story ideas
Staff from every department at an evening newspaper are pitching in with story ideas – after specially-designed business cards were printed for people to carry around. New recruits in mid and north Essex are being given out-of-hours contact cards with
Newspaper staff raise money for Red Cross
Newsquest Media Group, the UK’s second largest regional publisher, has raised £490 for the British Red Cross after recycling 160 old mobile phones used by its staff. A cheque was presented by Peter Fautley, Newsquest’s telecommunications manager, to John Tough,
Cartoonist Matt's regional press roots
Newspaper cartoonist Matt Buck has become a recognised artist across the country with his contributions to leading national papers. He talked to Holdthefrontpage about his rise from starting out drawing in the regional press. Matt Buck began his career in
Back to the art room for news staff
Thirty members of staff at Newsquest Oxfordshire are being offered a one-day workshop by the Art Room charity – during work hours. Staff will have the chance to have a go at some basic artistic techniques using household objects such
Alex wins a job in journalism
A young journalist has got her big break – winning a job as a reporter at the York Evening Press. Twenty-one-year-old Alex Lloyd won the Evening Press Write Stuff competition – and her prize is a job with the paper.
Journalist's bone marrow saves Nicola's life
Gannett journalists on both sides of the Atlantic have lent a helping hand to save the life of a young English woman with a killer disease. The Evening Press in York, part of Gannett’s British division Newsquest, launched a Race
Damage caused in violent visit to newspaper office
Thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused when a man wreaked havoc in the car park of a Newsquest newspaper office. Fourteen cars were damaged after the man, driving a Volvo estate, repeatedly rammed the vehicles – parked at
Big Brother hens up for grabs
The Big Brother hens are to be auctioned off by Newsquest’s farming magazine, Smallholder. The national magazine is organising an exclusive auction for the hens featured in the television series and the winner will also get a guided tour of
Papers oppose football club's move
Two newspapers are backing supporters who are opposed to the planned move of Wimbledon FC to Milton Keynes next season. The plan has prompted howls of protest from supporters who are being backed by their local papers the Wimbledon News
Dad at Large nets editor £5,000 for charity
A children’s hospice has benefited by more than £5,000 thanks to the personal efforts of a regional newspaper editor. Peter Barron, of The Northern Echo, chose The Butterwick Children’s Hospice at Stockton as his charity when he embarked on a
News in brief
Advertising consultant Ruth Hodges has been named as the new face of Dove beauty products.Ruth, from the Derby Evening Telegraph, was stopped in the street by a Dove representative and has won £5,000 in their Face in the Crowd competition.
Key speakers address Newsquest conference
More than 100 senior Newsquest staff are attending this year’s Newsquest Editorial Conference & Awards at the Moat House Hotel, Stratford-Upon-Avon. The two-day event kicked off yesterday with an awards dinner where the cream of Newsquest journalism was honoured. It
Browne moves into top role
Bill Browne has been appointed publisher of Newsquest Salisbury. Recently appointed to the editorship of the titles published by Salisbury Newspapers – including the Salisbury Journal and Avon Advertiser – he has now moved to the cathedral city in the
T&A names new MD
The company that publishes the Bradford Telegraph & Argus has a new boss, with the appointment of David Coates (pictured below) as managing director. David, (34), began his newspaper career in 1990 as a part-time sales canvasser and has also