A postal ballot to elect a National Union of Journalists deputy general secretary begins on June 2.Paid-up members are entitled to vote for one of four candidates who include Fraser Addecott, of the Brighton branch, John Fray, (Oxford), Greg Lloyd
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Jumbo tabloid gets ready for launch
A new all-colour tabloid weekly paper is being launched by Archant Norfolk. Samples of The Jumbo, the only free ads paper to concentrate just on Norfolk, are set to be distributed to almost a quarter of a million newspaper readers
Evening News aims to boost Friday sales
The Norwich Evening News has launched a new entertainment supplement to help boost Friday sales. The new 52-page glossy 100 Magazine is packed with listings and reviews of pubs, clubs, restaurants, theatre, cinema, shopping, music, books, games, videos and DVDs,
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Entertainer and explorer Pete McCarthy will be one of the speakers at the Bristol Evening Post’s next literary lunch.He is part of a triple bill of top writers and will be joined by romantic novelist Sarah Harrison and Bristol author
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A special part of Broadland nature reserve in Norfolk has been named after Michael Seago, a former Eastern Daily Press wildlife correspondent who died in 1999.The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has named the area ‘Seago’s Marsh’ after
Attack Iraq? Local papers get involved…
Readers of two regional papers have made their voices heard and voted against a military attack on Iraq. The Western Morning News and the Norwich Evening News both ran phone polls asking whether the UK should go to war against
Walk like an Egyptian
A Norwich Evening News reporter is making a name for himself as someone who is up for a challenge. So when the opportunity arose for James Bigg to swap his notebook for some Egyptian robes and make a one-night-only appearance
New Archant publication hits streets
A new monthly magazine from Archant Norfolk, targeting the county’s retired population, has hit the streets. Let’s Talk! is the brainchild of the Eastern Daily Press’s Steve Snelling and evolved under former managing director Bob Crawley’s development team. Norfolk weeklies
Former journalist found murdered
Police have issued a fresh plea for information after the body of former journalist Lorraine Turner was found at her home in Norwich by her two young children. The 37-year-old died from head injuries and Norfolk police have launched a
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The speed limit along a stretch of road in Norfolk has been slashed following a campaign from the Norwich Evening News.Motorists driving along the A140 Norwich to Ipswich link road have to abide by a new 50mph limit after pressure
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A 32-page supplement to celebrate the success of the Eden Project in Cornwall has been published by the Western Daily Press.It looks at the history of the popular tourist attraction near St Austell, its origins, and explores what makes it
Reporter bows out after 42 years
After more than 40 years as a journalist on the Hull Daily Mail, Anne Lightfoot has put away her notebook for the last time, and decided to retire. In her time as a reporter on the Mail, Anne has spent
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Norwich Evening News editor David Bourn is becoming a more familiar face to his readership.He’s secured a regular slot on the Anglia TV news quiz What’s the Story. He took part in a pilot show which proved such a hit
Supplements, special editions and photo archives
Holdthefrontpage readers have been telling us more about what their publication did to mark the Queen Mother’s death. The announcement on Saturday came just minutes after the South Wales Evening Post sports edition run ended. The Swansea paper has a
Reporter attacked by road rage thugs
A Norwich Evening News reporter has told how he feared for his life as he came face-to-face with road rage attackers. Alex Gore, (27), was left bruised and shaken after two men in a white transit van forced him to
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A special tribute to a unique overhead electric railway has been produced by staff at the Liverpool Echo.The publication The Dockers’ Umbrella takes a look at a time when the docks were the economic hub to the country and is