Former Sheffield Star journalist Harold Martin has died aged 88. Harold’s career in newspapers spanned more than 50 years, beginning at the Bristol Evening Post when he was 16. In 1939 he joined the Sheffield Star as its film critic
Sheffield Star
What we have written about Sheffield Star
Cancer claims assistant editor, 45
The assistant editor of the Bristol Evening Post, Steve McLean, has died of cancer. Steve, who was just 45, passed away on Wednesday night surrounded by his family at Malmesbury Hospital. In a deeply moving article written shortly after he
Editor calls for Blunkett apology
Editor Nigel Pickover has called for David Blunkett to aplogise to the regional press. Here is his letter in full: Letter to Rt. Hon David Blunkett,Home Secretary,50, Queen Anne’s Gate,London,SW1H 9AT Dear Home Secretary, I am a British daily newspaper
News in brief
The Argus is asking readers to send in their ideas for which famous citizens of Brighton and Hove should be immortalised in the town’s own Walk of Fame.The Hollywood-style attraction, brainchild of the man who discovered Leo Sayer, will be
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
Death of a Princess
Page 2 of 2 Editor Steve Hall said: “Two of our editions had already gone by the time the announcement was made. “We immediately stopped the run and did a page one and inside spread ready to go inside an
Death of former Star journalist
Former Sheffield Star journalist Julia Sharp has died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Originally from Newcastle, Julia started her career on the Doncaster Evening Post after graduating in 1978 with an English Literature degree. In 1981 she moved
Film star pays tribute to 'TP'
Hollywood film star Sean Bean has taken time off from his busy schedule to pay tribute to former Sheffield Star reporter Tony Pritchett, who died recently. Sheffield United fan Sean, who is currently on tour to promote his new movie
Newsrooms react to NY air crash tragedy
Regional newspapers across the country took their chance to beat the nationals and publish news of the latest New York air crash in special editions or late print runs on Monday. As news came in of the tragedy, which claimed
Death of 'TP' – one of football's true characters
Tony Pritchett, The Sheffield Star’s chief sport writer, died this week after a long illness.Sports editor Martin Smith, pays tribute toa Sheffield legend in an article which first appeared in The Star. Tony Pritchett, The Star and Green Un’s Sheffield
Death of David Riley
David Riley, a former Yorkshire Evening Post feature writer, has died. He was 58 and had been ill. He began his career in journalism in 1959 as a trainee reporter on the Dewsbury Reporter. He also worked at the Huddersfield
RIM to further cut costs
Page 1 of 2 Further savings are to be targeted by Regional Independent Media to offset the impact of the foot and mouth epidemic on the economy. The company, which publishes the Yorkshire Post and Sheffield Star, saw turnover in
RIM expands its Scottish portfolio
Regional Independent Media Scotland Ltd, part of the RIM Group, is to acquire The Galloway Gazette. The deal includes three paid for weeklies, the Galloway Gazette and Stranraer News, the Stornoway and West Coast Advertiser and the Carrick Gazette. Still
Courier editor moves on
The editor of two Kent and Sussex newspapers has left after nine years at the helm. Martin Oxley is leaving his role at the East Grinstead Courier and Kent and Sussex Courier to join his wife in a new business.
Success for Star car bid
Sheffield Star staff have retained their car allowances after negotiations with a representative from the National Union of Journalists. More than 20 signed a round robin letter rejecting the changes and asking for the RIM bosses to negotiate with the
Sudden death of photographer
Friends and colleagues are in shock following the sudden death of a former Derbyshire Times photographer. John Smith, 49, was watching his youngest son, Sam, play football at cubs when he suffered a massive brain haemorrhage. He was rushed to