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New deputy editor named at Scottish title
Richard Neville has been appointed as the new deputy editor of the Aberdeen Press and Journal. The former editor of Business-am, which ceased publication last year, he succeeds Kay Drummond, who is now deputy editor of the Leicester Mercury. Richard
Staff praised after recovery from press breakdown
The Aberdeen Press and Journal managed to hit the streets, despite a major problem with its printing press. An electronics fault caused a press failure part-way through the production run of Monday’s issue, but printing finally finished six hours later
Post puts readers in picture
The Bristol Evening Post has launched a new online picture service for its readers. A new website allows readers to order pictures which have appeared in the paper. The site will also contain images taken by Evening Post photographers that
Journals man celebrates 30 years with paper
Aberdeen Press and Journal journalist Jim Urquhart has celebrated 30 years at the paper. Now chief sub-editor, Jim, (51), joined the paper on November 20, 1972, as finance sub-editor. In 1980 he moved on to news, when he was appointed
Two papers team up to expose scam
An investigation by two Scottish papers into a bogus homeworking scam has triggered a move to change the law. The Cornish Guardian teamed up with the Aberdeen Press and Journal to expose a company operating out of Bodmin. The firm
A Scottish shaggy dog story
The Aberdeen Press and Journal has learned that one of its most avid readers is a two-year-old dog called Millie. The dog’s owner, Kathleen Morrison, was amazed to discover that Millie liked to read the Journal… when she spotted the
Readers save animal centre
Generous readers of the Aberdeen Press and Journal have helped to save an animal rescue centre from closure by donating more than £10,000. Following an article in the paper about the charity’s cash shortage, readers began sending in gifts of
Article sparks family reunion
An Aberdeen Press and Journal article about a famous 19th-century Lonmay couple has led to a huge reunion for their descendents. More then 120 members of the Murray family travelled across the globe to meet up after the story of
Former P&J sub-editor loses cancer battle
Former Aberdeen Press and Journal sub-editor Ron Gaiter has lost his battle against lung cancer. He worked for the Press and Journal for 34 years, before retiring two years ago. He was only six months into his retirement when he
Bookies pay out on Inverness bets
An Aberdeen Press and Journal story has cost bookmakers William Hill’s an estimated £20,000 after they failed to honour the odds offered on Inverness becoming a millennium city. The bookmakers firm refused to pay out odds of up to 33-1
Doreen retires after 20 years of early mornings
A woman who has spent more than twenty years keeping an Aberdeen newsroom clean has retired. Doreen Mackay, 71, is a well-known face at Aberdeen Journals where she worked from 2am to 7am tidying up after messy reporters. Newspapers produced
'Phone home' result
An appeal for five ‘phones from the 1950s was solved when a theatre group asked the Aberdeen Press and Journal to help out. And the Garioch Musical Society and Garioch Youth Musical Society was able to raise the curtain on
Islanders to get a daily read
The Aberdeen Press and Journal is enjoying a new role – as the first daily paper to go on sale on the Hebridean islands of Rum, Eigg and Muck. The move means the 34 residents will now be able to
Busy Craig books a deal
Journalist Craig McGill is burning the candle at both ends. But instead of pubbing and clubbing after each day’s work at the Aberdeen Press and Journal, he’s working hard to become a published author. You can expect to see his