The Citizen in Gloucester has said a fond farewell to deputy editor Bev Ward after his distinguished career in journalism spanning more than four decades. Bev, (64), has been the engine behind the scenes at The Citizen for 27 years.
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Modern apperance lifts Evening Post
The South Wales Evening Post has a new look for the new year, with a bolder masthead, a re-shaped front page solus ad, and new typefaces. The changes have been brought in to give the Swansea-based Northcliffe title a more
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Scotsman.com has been nominated for a brace of European online journalism awards.Its coverage of the Scottish election is in the running for Best Overall Journalism Service at the NetMedia Awards – a title Holdthefrontpage won last year – and Stewart
Editor's public interest pledge in row over leaked report
The editor of the South Wales Evening Post has pledged to stand up for the public’s right to know. Spencer Feeney spoke out after a threat that he would be reported to the Press Complaints commission for revealing details of
New Star editor named
Andy Pearson has been named as the new editor of the Llanelli Star. Currently features editor at the South Wales Evening Post, Andy (pictured) will take over from Robert Lloyd who leaves the paper at the end of October to
Star editor on the move
The editor of the Llanelli Star is moving to the paper’s sister daily publication. Robert Lloyd is to take up the position of deputy editor at the South Wales Evening Post at the end of October. The move will see
Gloucester evening appoints new editor
Ian Mean has been appointed the new editor of The Citizen, Gloucester, succeeding Spencer Feeney, who is moving to Swansea to edit the South Wales Evening Post. Ian, (55), is currently assistant editor, (news and marketing), at the Western Morning
Evening Post editor named
Spencer Feeney has been named the new editor of the South Wales Evening Post. Currently editor of The Citizen in Gloucester, Spencer will take over from the Post’s current editor, George Edwards, when he retires in October. It will be
Long-serving journalist Bill dies at 74
Long-serving Citizen journalist Bill Brunt has died, aged 74. His career in newspapers began in the late 1940s when he landed a reporting job with the Stroud Journal. He was also editor of the old format Gloucester Journal and later
Down memory Lane
A series of historical plaques have been unveiled at St John’s Lane, home of the Gloucester Citizen. Together with a new archway, emblazoned with the paper’s logo (below), the plaques depict the history of Gloucester and St John’s Lane where
Citizen names murder suspect on TV show
The name of a suspected killer of Gloucestershire man Ian Lowery has been revealed to Crimewatch UK by The Citizen following a reconstruction of his mysterious death. The paper’s crime reporter Dennis Apperly revealed the name and address of a
Citizen editor speaks out over Fred West documentaries
Gloucester Citizen editor Spencer Feeney has spoken out about three planned TV documentaries about serial killer Fred West. Channel 5 is currently making a documentary using tapes of police interviews with the murderer, and two other documentaries are also in
Citizen appeals for Blunkett to get tough on drug dealers
The Gloucester Citizen has published an open letter to Home Secretary David Blunkett, asking him to uphold a pledge to get tough on judges who give lenient sentences to drug dealers. Earlier this year two convicted heroin dealers from the
Birthday special for Citizen's 125th
Readers of the Gloucester Citizen are being treated to a special supplement in celebration of the paper’s 125th birthday. The special pull-out guides readers through the history of the newspaper, showing the front page of its first edition, and includes
Tourism bid in editor'sday out
A team of intrepid newspaper staff have done their bit to promote their home county recently – by heading over the border into the Welsh capital. Editor of the Gloucestershire Citizen, Spencer Feeney, and members of the paper’s promotion team,
Sudden death of features editor
The features editor of the Gloucester Citizen has died at the age of 41. Simon Harwood joined the Citizen in 1981 as a reporter after working at the Wiltshire and Gloucester Standard. In recent years he had held the position