A judicial review hearing which could decide the fate of the Sunday Mercury journalist being held by the authorities in Pakistan will take place tomorrow. Amardeep Bassey (left) was detained in the border town of Torkham 12 days ago when
Trinity Mirror
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Trinity Mirror was one of the UK’s largest newspaper publishers, with a portfolio including five national newspapers as well as more than 140 regional titles.
The group, headquartered at Canary Wharf in London, employed over 8,000 people in more than 90 locations across the UK.
Its major regional newspaper operations were based around its centres in Liverpool, Cardiff, Birmingham and Newcastle.
In 2018 it changed its name to Reach plc.
What we have written about Trinity Mirror
Trinity papers press ahead
The Evening Gazette in Middlesbrough has been given planning permission to extend its Borough Road premises to allow a new printing press to be installed. The new press will significantly increase colour capacity and could be operational by as early
Trinity to keep free titles
Trinity Mirror has decided to retain the eight free weekly newspaper titles it was planning to sell to Johnston Press for £16m. Following an announcement by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which approved the transfer of only
Industry-wide inquiry to follow Johnston request?
Johnston Press and Trinity Mirror are considering their options after the Government only partially approved a £16m deal to buy several midlands-based weeklies. And the proposed deal – for Johnston to buy eight weeklies from Trinity Mirror – may have
Trainee finds herself in the headlines
Trainee reporter Karen Barichievy got a taste of life from the other side of a shorthand pen when she was caught up in the news last week. The Ealing Gazette journalist was one of 100 passengers on board a Go
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
New printing press for Trinity Mirror
A new printing press for Trinity Mirror’s Welsh papers will be operational in Cardiff by the end of the year. The new press will be capable of running out 70,000 copies per hour, and will be housed in a new
Birmingham News prepares for launch
Staff from the Birmingham Metro News are hard at work as they prepare for the newspaper to be relaunched as the Birmingham News on Thursday. Together with a new name – changed partly to differentiate it from the free daily
Midlands websitessimply 'click'
A new network of websites with a local focus has been launched around the country by Trinity Mirror. Sister sites icBirmingham and icCoventry have been set up in the Midlands, backed by Trinity’s regional papers, including the Sunday Mercury. The
Showbiz beckons for John
The glitzy world of showbiz awaits John Marr after four years as editor of the Peterborough Herald and Post. He is leaving the paper for a new job as senior producer for the new web site icShowbiz, run by Trinity
New faces and promotions at Sunday title
Andy Mallabone (39) has been appointed head of design on the Sunday Mercury, the Birmingham-based Trinity Mirror tabloid. He was previously on secondment from the Birmingham Evening Mail and had been heavily involved in the recent relaunch of the title.
New editorial chief for Trinity Mirror's regional press
Neil Benson, former editor of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and Coventry Evening Telegraph, has been appointed editorial director of Trinity Mirror Regional Newspapers. His work will involve adopting a ‘best practice’ culture across the company’s regional titles and organising newsrooms
Trinity Mirror reflects on 2000
Page 1 of 2 Trinity Mirror is looking forward to increased revenue growth in 2001, despite the increased price of newsprint, which it predicts will be a significant factor in the overall performance figures. Falling circulation in both its national
Downturn "set to continue":south east suffers most
Economic uncertainty and unpredictable advertising set the backdrop to Trinity Mirror’s latest trading update. Advertising was down, particularly in the south east, and the company does not expect things to improve in December. Total regional advertising revenues in October and
Regional news role in ABC figures
Representatives from the regional press are among the candidates for places on the Council of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The ABC was founded to provide an independent verification of circulation and data figures to allow buying and selling of
Regional news man appointed to key industry committee
Stephen Parker of Trinity Mirror has been appointed chairman of the Newspaper Society’s powerful Political, Editorial & Regulatory Affairs Committee. The committee steers the Society’s lobbying, legal and regulatory agenda, and European, employment affairs and training work. Stephen, who is