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North Wales Pioneer
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Journalist's archive set to be preserved for future generations
Journalist and historian left vast archive of valuable writing and research
Mix of six earn reporting and photography diplomas
Award “first” for staff working on Welsh titles
Long-serving journalist Ivor Wynne Jones has died
Tributes are paid to writer with an “uncompromising style and seemingly bottomless depth of knowledge”
100mph speeding bikers video is newspapers' first broadcast
Police footage of “crazy” antics is used to launch group’s video streaming service
Hale tempted back into senior newsroom role
North Wales Newspapers has appointed award-winning journalist Don Hale as an associate editor for the company’s coastal titles. He will have particular responsibility for the development of the North Wales Pioneer. The former editor of the Matlock Mercury is now
Elwyn steps down after 48 years in journalism
Elwyn Edwards, deputy editor at the Rhyl Journal, has retired after 48 years in journalism. Edwards (right) began his career with the North Wales Pioneer back in 1955 and after a spell of National Service joined the North Wales Newspapers-owned
Free weekly shake-up for NWN camp
North Wales Newspapers is to revamp its editorial coastal operation involving three weekly free titles with a combined circulation of 114,000 copies. The editorial control and design of the North Wales Chronicle, North Wales Pioneer and Rhyl Journal will be
Pioneer is "fed up"
A North Wales weekly newspaper has experienced a huge response to aFed Up With Fireworks Campaign. The North Wales Pioneer at Colwyn Bay launched the campaign afterreporting how a dog had been scared to death by fireworks. “We campaigned for
News staff recognised in North Wales awards
The Oswestry & Border Counties Advertizer has been judged best paid-for title in the North Wales Newspapers annual awards. The Advertizer beat off strong challenges from the Wrexham Evening Leader, Powys County Times and Denbighshire Free Press to scoop the