A quartet of editorial staff from Norfolk are retiring this month after totting up 125 years of service to Archant between them. Evening News sub editor Hugh Gayler retired at the beginning of December after 23 years with ECNG and
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Anne returns to "grass roots"
With more than 30 years in journalism under her belt, Anne Edwards has returned to the “grass roots” of newspapers as the new editor of the Great Yarmouth Mercury. Anne, (49), has taken over from Martin Throssell who retired after
Paper's 'Nobby Exclusive' hits the headlines
A donation from a Peterborough weekly newspaper that was intended to help pay for a tramp to travel to a professional golf tournament was returned when the tramp realised his dreams were not to become a reality. The Peterborough Herald
Neil has fashion at his fingertips
Hundreds of men may copy David Beckham and his ever-changing hairstyles, and some may even have donned a sarong to be like their hero, but what about his latest fashion statement? The England captain was recently spotted wearing bright pink
Reporter shocked by easy drugs purchase
Less than 24 hours after the Home Secretary’s announcement to downgrade the possession of cannabis, reporters from the Peterborough Evening Telegraph went out and bought some. And they found the dealers weren’t running scared, despite the new threat of a
Johnston plans to buy RIM in £560m deal
Johnston Press is planning to buy Regional Independent Media for £560m. Johnston, the UK’s fourth-largest regional newspaper group, is launching a £220m rights issue of shares in connection with the deal. The deal is agreed and has already been approved
Jonathan's brush with stardom
It was the question that gripped the nation – Will or Gareth? And while Will may have won the Pop Idol crown, Gareth has shown he is head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to style. Since the
PM exclusive for Evening Telegraph
Page 1 of 2 Last week Peterborough Evening Telegraph reporter Lisa Moore wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister asking him to answer the questions of millions of parents who fear the MMR jab may harm their children.Tony Blair’s
Journalists' MMR turmoil
As the row over the MMR vaccine rages on, two regional journalists have been speaking about the hard decision they had to make to have their children vaccinated. In an open letter published in the Peterborough Evening Telegraph, reporter Lisa
'Snow business like show business' for ET's Rachael
The panto season may be drawing to a close but features editor Rachael Gordon was determined to have some thigh-slapping fun before the curtain came down on a seasonal Snow White. “There’s no business like showbusiness” the Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Telegraph staff tell of armed raid horror
Journalists who were tied up by armed raiders at the Peterborough Evening Telegraph have spoken of their terrifying ordeal. Intruders broke into the Priestgate offices armed with baseball bats and fire extinguishers and attacked the late team that had covered
Journalists tied up in armed raid on newspaper HQ
Editorial staff on a late shift at the Peterborough Evening Telegraph were tied up by armed robbers in a raid on their Priestgate headquarters. Computer and photographic equipment were taken when a group of men armed with baseball bats broke
Election companion launched at Peterboroughnow.co.uk
The Peterborough Evening Telegraph’s online election companion is growing by the day. It is at peterboroughnow.co.uk and offers a wealth of information about the local and national elections. It offers: information on Peterborough’s prospective candidates including biographies, email addresses, explanations
Pictures of 112 people published to help rape inquiry
Police are teaming up with the Peterborough Evening Telegraph in a bid to bring forward potential witnesses to a brutal rape. Photos of 112 people caught on CCTV camera at a Spar shop in a suburb of the town where
Johnston revenues growing
Revenues are growing at Johnston Press, despite a national advertising slump. Circulation of the group’s weekly newspapers remains stable but the nine evening titles are currently showing small declines in a tough period for the industry as a whole. But
News in brief
Nottingham Evening Post deputy editor Jon Grubb was among the media professionals advising local charities how to get their message across at an East Midlands seminar this week.Make the Regional Media Work for You was aimed at the voluntary sector