Johnston Press has revealed a 36 per cent jump in profits in its half-year results announcement. The figure is strengthened by rising advertising revenues, which are continuing strongly into the second half of the financial year. The group, which publishes
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Mail's boomerang effect
Ever felt the boomerang effect at your ‘paper?It’s that strange ‘problem’ of staff who just keep coming back.Hartlepool Mail editor Harry Blackwood tries to explain the phenomenon in his column this week.What’s the boomerang count in your office? e-mail us
Can I borrow a pen, please?
Rosalind Knighton works in PR, but in the past she worked for the Shields Gazette on Tyneside, and prior to that on the Shields Weekly News – now called the Whitley Bay Guardian series. She contacted us to share this
News In Brief – from around the regions
SURF-INN THE NET: One of England’s oldest pubs – Nottingham’s famous Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem – has set up its own website. The Nottingham Evening Post reported on the ancient inn’s step into the 21st century and told how
News In Brief – from around the regions
WHAT A MOUTHFUL: A pub regular swapped beer for a gigantic chocolate bar in a charity challenge at his local. The Lancashire Evening Post reported that engineer Geoff Evans guzzled nine pounds of Toblerone in nine hours. The stunt, at
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UNITED ON BABY’S NAME: A West Midlands husband who wanted to name his son after the entire Manchester United team has been persuaded by his wife to settle instead for a simple Ryan Matthews – in honour of United’s Ryan
News NIBs from around the regions
POSTMAN’S NIGHTMARE: A Rottweiler chased unlucky postman Paul Elliott into a telephone kiosk after stealing a full mail bag out of his hand. The Shields Gazette reported that Paul rang the assistant manager at the South Shields sorting office who
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FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART: Cheeky baby Cameron Morton has a perfect heart-shaped red birthmark on his bottom – which shows no sign of fading. The Grimsby Telegraph could not resist showing the world a picture of one-year-old Cameron,
News NIBs from around the regions
PULL THE UDDER ONE: Dairy farmers are turning to aromatherapy in a bid to cure mastitis in their cows, reports The Telegraph & Argus, Bradford. A former farmer from Skipton has created a blend of lavender, eucalyptus, geranium and damask
Sub-editor wanted: must have a sense of pun
You’ve seen our selection of headlines you’re glad you didn’t write, but there are two sides to every story, of course, and today we introduce some of the better examples of the headline-writer’s craft. Let us know if you see
Trainee overturns naming ban on first court visit
A trainee reporter covering court for the first time successfully challenged a court order to overturn an identification ban on a teenager. The Northern Echo’s Deborah Johnson put her law training to good use in her first week at the
Press can name over-18s in youth courts, says High Court
Northeast Press has won a landmark ruling to name teenage offenders who appear before youth courts after they have reached the age of 18. The High Court said the test case of teenager David Lee Todd, who was named by
Paper clears up legal muddle on 'adult' in youth court
The South Shields Gazette has set a legal precedent in its fight to identify a young defendant. Because the defendant was 17 at the time of his offence, he was dealt with by South Tyneside Youth Court – but he
Bench takes 20 minutes to agree with the Gazette
The Shields Gazette has persuaded a court to allow a 16-year-old troublemaker to be publicly identified. The paper is heralding the result as “a major victory in the fight to name persistent young criminals” preying on the people of South
Bench takes 20 minutes to agree with the Gazette
The Shields Gazette has persuaded a court to allow a 16-year-old troublemaker to be publicly identified. The paper is heralding the result as “a major victory in the fight to name persistent young criminals” preying on the people of South
'Vision on' in push to collect specs
More than 2,000 pairs of glasses have been collected for charity by readers of the Shields Gazette. The paper ran a campaign in conjunction with Vision Express to collect the second-hand specs for people who can’t afford to buy their