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CBE for services to the newspaper industry
The vice-chairman of Eastern Counties Newspaper Group, Geoffrey Copeman, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours. Mr Copeman,(64), has been honoured for his services to the newspaper industry, which he joined in 1961. His company is responsible
Reporter hounded by abusive e-mails
Page 1 of 2 Hilary Fletcher knows all about life’s little ironies. In recent weeks, the Norwich Evening News reporter has had his inbox filled with personal and abusive messages after a “comic” website printed his work e-mail address in
Staff charity cash efforts are doubled
Norwich-based Eastern Counties Newspapers Group has given more than £18,000 to a range of charities in a new scheme which doubles thefund-raising efforts of its staff. The staff match-funding scheme, launched in January, aims to double charity cash raised by
£200,000 in, £50,000 to go
A Norwich Evening News and Big C cancer appeal has smashed its way through the £200,000 barrier – leaving only another £50,000 to raise before Christmas. Now the paper is renewing its call for support from generous readers to buy
New editor for Norwich
David Bourn, (pictured right) currently deputy editor of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle, has been appointed editor of the Norwich Evening News. He succeeds Bob Crawley who was appointed Web Publisher for Eastern Counties Newspaper Group. David (37) is married with
Awards hopefuls line up for prestigious BT final
The cream of the regional media will be saluted on Thursday as the prestigious BT national awards for excellence are handed out. A quality field of entrants, already crowned regional winners in nine heats across the country, has been chosen
Employees offered £2,000 for ideas
Staff working for ECNG Newspapers Ltd’s Norfolk Publishing business are being offered up to £2,000 for ideas for new publications. There will be £1,000 paid on the launch and a further £1,000 if it’s still being published a year later.
BT awards shortlist unveiled
IT’S down to two – Metro London and the Ipswich Evening Star – in the battle to be named London and Northern Home Counties Daily Newspaper of the Year. Shortlisted entrants in the annual BT Press and Broadcast Awards were
Paper persuades judge to allow naming of teenage sex attacker
News editor argued that youth should be named because of the seriousness of the offence
Press set for better relationship with courts after agreement is reached
New guidelines say media should be listened to and “treated with courtesy”
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
The majority of complaints made to the Press Complaints Commission, which raise a possible breach of the Code of Practice, are resolved directly between the Commission’s staff, editors and complainants. These are either settled to the express satisfaction of the
Press watchdog chairman on fact-finding mission to Archant HQ
Editors and executives from the Archant publishing group met Press Complaints Commission chairman Sir Christopher Meyer when he visited the company’s Norwich headquarters on a fact-finding mission. Sir Christopher spoke to editors about various ethical aspects of theCommission’s code of
Taxi to Kathmandu
A couple are rediscovering the hippy trail by taking a taxi to Kathmandu – to raise cash for a newspaper cancer appeal. Readers of the Norwich Evening News can keep up to date with the trek on the newspaper website
Big C success
An appeal to raise a quarter of a million pounds for a cancer charity has leapt forward from £100,000 to £150,000 in just two months. The Norwich Evening News/Big C Appeal smashed the £100,000 barrier in June but generous readers
UK regional press campaigns
Fighting injustice and pulling in cash Regional newspapers across the UK are demonstrating their campaigning zeal on issues ranging from the state of playground swings to the allocation of Government cash. One of the most vigorous campaigns has been waged