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Bob Phillis, chief executive of Guardian Media Group, which publishes the Manchester Evening News and the Reading Evening Post, has been appointed asa non-executive director of ITV. His appointment, together with that of Baroness Usha Prashar, chairman of the Royal
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Veteran football reporter Roy Webster, (71), has rigged up scaffolding to save himself from having to perch on the top of a ladder to report on matches. He has been banned from the ground of Wroxham Football Club but is
Archant agrees £100m funding deal
Move supports group’s aims for expansion
Sex scandals tackled by former Evening News writer
A former Norwich Evening News journalist has lifted the lid on the sleazier side of football with a new book detailing when players have got caught up in sex scandals. Everything from Ruud Gullit’s fling with a pizza house waitress
Magician predicts Evening News headlines for Tuesday
And here is next week’s news… In a bid to stave off a story drought, the Norwich Evening News has got a magician in to predict the headlines for next Tuesday’s edition. ‘Geraldini’ has already written down what he believes
Red's ahead in the syndication game
Regional news man Red Williams is helping boost income for publisher Archant – and making himself some new friends among the editorial staff too. He’s been put in charge of Archant’s syndication service, which touts the company’s very best stories
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A massive haul of bootleg DVDs and CDs were seized by trading standards officer and the police after an investigation into the trade by the Manchester Evening News. The raids followed an investigation into a local market in Salford, where
City honour for former news group chairman
Sir Timothy Colman, former chairman of the Eastern Counties Newspaper Group, has been made an honorary freeman of Norwich. The honour was officially bestowed during a ceremony at Norwich City Hall, in recognition of his contribution to the lives of
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Eastern Daily Press photographer Simon Finlay will soon be heading to the USA after scooping first prize in a competition run by parent company Archant.More than 250 staff entered the quiz to mark the launch of the group’s intranet, and
Archant staff get £900,000 of free shares
Archant staff are set to receive up to £900,000 worth of free shares in the company following its 2004 Share Incentive Plan. A record 2,232 staff from the group, which publishes the Eastern Daily Press, East Anglian Daily Times, Norwich
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Leicester Mercury managing director Tony Hill has joined an international think-tank looking at the future of newspapers and advertising.Hill will link up with newspaper executives from several countries as part of the World Association of Newspapers’ two-year project. He said:
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Oldham Evening Chronicle journalist Roger Halstead has become the first recipient of a Golden Boot award from Oldham Rugby League Club’s official supporters’ club.The rugby league writer has worked at the Chronicle since 1961, and the award recognises Roger’s devotion
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The Newspaper Society is backing moves to safeguard the economic interests of publishers that charge for access to content on the Internet.The Legal Deposit Libraries Bill going through Parliament would make such content available for free at public libraries and
Russian journalist gets a taste of regional press
A Russian journalist has been getting a unique insight into the UK regional press, with a visit to publishing company Archant. Elena Yushkova, (39), who works at the Russian North Newspaper, has been shadowing the work of journalists and advertising
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A journalist has set a record by catching trout in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland between sunrise and sunset in one day. Journalist and fly fisherman Philip Clarke, from Sussex – who writes for Farmers’ Weekly – rode 400