Former Birmingham Mail man returns to the north west in a new role
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Borrell to leave Trinity Mirror
Restructure sees departure of Birmingham editor and new role for Echo’s Mark Dickinson
MD steps down at redundancy-hit titles
Trinity Mirror’s Alistair Nee has stepped down from his position as regional managing director, Midlands, it has been announced. He had been in the role since April 2001 and will leave the company on December 3. He is succeeded by
Fresh redundancy fear sparks strike vote
Proposed job losses at the Birmingham Post & Mail have promoted union members to take steps towards strike action. The National Union of Journalists members yesterday voted in favour of a ballot on industrial action by 47 votes to nil
Sales boost as papers aim to get readers reading
A campaign to encourage families to start reading is helping to boost sales of the Birmingham Evening Mail and Coventry Evening Telegraph. Together with publishing firm Paperview (UK) Ltd, the Trinity Mirror newspapers are currently both running the Great Family
Readers hail Mail as 'modern, inspiring, entertaining'
Readers of a major Midlands regional paper are hailing it “modern, inspiring and entertaining”, a year after its successful relaunch. Research among readers of the Birmingham Evening Mail shows its brand has never been stronger, and the paper has also
Dan leaves the Post
Dan Mason, publisher of the Birmingham Post, has left the company with immediate effect. He had been publisher of the Trinity Mirror title for the past three years, and will now pursue other interests. Birmingham Post & Mail managing director
Evening Mail offers reward to catch party gunmen
The Birmingham Evening Mail is offering a £5,000 reward in a bid to catch the gunmen who shot dead two teenage girls and injured two others outside a New Year party. Charlene Ellis, (18), and Latisha Shakespear, (17), were shot
Evening Mail "puts more in"
Page 1 of 2 The Birmingham Evening Mail is to embark on a television, radio and poster campaign to promote its relaunch tomorrow. The £1m makeover, which includes a new, more contemporary masthead (below), is the paper’s most dramatic transformation
Reynolds prepares for editorship
From the USA to Europe and Chester to Carlisle, it has been a long journey for the Lancashire Evening Post’s new editor, Simon Reynolds. He was a late-comer to the hectic world of reporting, waiting until his mid-20s to take
Borrell set for Birmingham
Page 1 of 2 Following in the footsteps of one of the biggest names in journalism is a daunting prospect for any applicant, but Roger Borrell is relishing the prospect of joining the Birmingham Evening Mail. Currently editor of the
Tabloid transformation for Lancashire Evening Post
One of Britain’s last remaining broadsheet evenings is to go tabloid. The Lancashire Evening Post, owned by Regional Independent Media, will make the change on September 4 after 114 years as a broadsheet. Editor Roger Borrell said: “Everyone is champing
Straw urges courts to name young offenders after Post victory
Home Secretary Jack Straw has given a ringing endorsement to newspapereditors who challenge magistrates to lift legal restrictions banning the identification of juveniles. Mr Straw was speaking after the Lancashire Evening Post joined forces withPreston Council to persuade a magistrate
Papers claim victory in killer drivers battle
The Birmingham Evening Mail is claiming a victory in its battle to jail drink and drug killer drivers for life. An amendment to the Government’s Criminal Justice Bill has been tabled to increase the maximum sentences for causing death by
Editors speak out on ethnic recruitment
I though there was enough common sense in the world of the regional press not to follow the sheep and indulge in positive discrimination:(‘Editors speak out on ethnic recruitment).
Group rewards best of its regional talent
The best of Trinity Mirror’s regional talent has been recognising at the group’s annual in-house Editorial Awards. A dozen trophies were handed to titles from across the group, including the Birmingham Evening Mail, which was named Daily/Sunday Newspaper of the