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New group editor chosen for Central Independent Newspapers
Successor to Sam Holliday is appointed
Go-getting reporter's 13,000ft leap of faith
Observer reporter Michelle tests her nerves of steel for charity jump
New Bath Chronicle editor is named
Sam Holliday will join South West title in September
New editor named for London weekly
Tom Derbyshire is looking forward to taking on his first editorship
Mark tests the power of his mind to 'cure' sickness fear
When the Sutton Coldfield Observer did a feature on a man who claims he can cure any phobia in 30 minutes, deputy editor Mark Eustace was eager to try the service out on his own fear of sickness. Mark thought
Falling or flying? Reporters leap from a plane for charity
Two reporters from the Sutton Coldfield Observer took their life in their hands to leap from a plane at 13,000ft in the name of charity. The event was to make money for the paper’s successful Asthma Aid campaign to fund
Well-timed birth sees Mark making the news
Sutton Coldfield Observer deputy editor Mark Eustace managed to get in on the act when the newspaper ran a story about the opening of a new maternity ward. Work to modernise Good Hope Hospital’s Ward Five began in September, and
Shopping centre ride for Bentley
When a shopping centre was voted one of the most disabled-friendly in the region, Sutton Coldfield Observer feature writer Ben Bentley had to go to find out why.Jumping into a motorised buggy, he braved the sniggers to find out about
News in brief
The South Wales Argus has launched a Young and Positive Award aimed at highlighting goodnews about teenagers in its circulation area.A £500 cash prize, donated by sponsors Consignia, is on offer for the mostoustanding example of a young and positive
News in brief
Sports journalist Justin Allen is joining the Daily Star as page editor and writer after two yearswith the Evening Argus in Brighton.Justin, (24), had previously worked for BBC Radio Kent and Kent Messenger Group title, the East Kent Mercury, where
Singing with Sven, thanks to the Observer
Exposure in the Sutton Coldfield Observer has led an England football fan’s song to come in for praise by team manager Sven-Goran Eriksson. Doug O’Brien was featured in the Observer in March in his search for a record deal to
Tera boosts subbing skillsat CIN
Central Independent Newspapers has successfully converted editorial production to Tera’s GN3 page make-up system. The changes have been brought in at a time when the company has been producing some of the biggest papers in its history. Just four weeks
Tera sparks changes in the Midlands
Readers of the Lichfield Mercury are noticing changes to the design of their paper – as a result of Central Independent’s move into the world of Tera. The difference most obvious to readers will be a new typeface and a
Observer probe prompts police action
An investigation by a West Midlands weekly has resulted in an action plan to fight racist graffiti. Police and public transport chiefs have got together after the Sutton Coldfield Observer revealed a rise in activity by members of the National
Jobs to go at Central Independent Newspapers
Central Independent Newspapers, which publishes the Tamworth Herald, Lichfield Mercury, Sutton Coldfield Observer and Walsall Advertiser, is cutting jobs and some of its district offices are “likely” to close. The group, which was bought by Northcliffe Newspapers – the regional