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Trinity Mirror

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

NUJ delighted by Bradford vote

Journalists at the Bradford Telegraph & Argus have votedoverwhelmingly in favour of union rights in the first ballot to be heldin anticipation of new workplace laws which come in to effect next week. Some 86% of journalists at the Newsquest-owned

Development plans for Metro

Newcastle Chronicle and Journal and Associated Newspapers are to work together to develop the Chronicle’s free daily newspaper Metro. The agreement is the first local franchise agreement to be made by Associated as part of a strategy to expand the

Swain to manage combined North East operations for Trinity Mirror

Trinity Mirror’s newspaper titles in the North East are being consolidated through the appointment of a new regional operations director, Ian Swain (pictured). His role will be to manage the operations of Newcastle Chronicle and Journal Ltd, whose core titles

Panel to probe Belfast takeover

A former BBC Newsnight reporter will help to decide whether the planned takeover of Belfast Telegraph Newspapers is in the public interest. Linda Christmas, who has also worked for the Guardian, is a member of the panel appointed by Trade

'Fantastic' Journal named Regional Newspaper of the Year

The Journal, Newcastle, was named Regional Newspaper of the Year at the UK newspaper industry’s biggest gathering. A record 900-plus industry executives, suppliers, sponsors and guests attended the 2000 Awards – recognising excellence in newspaper production – in the Great

Call for reform of ownership laws

The long-term health of the regional press will be in jeopardy unless newspaper ownership laws are reformed, industry chief executives were told at the Newspaper Society’s Senior Management Forum in London. Tim Bowdler, chief executive of Johnston Press plc and

New media and the regional press

Speakers from the regional press will focus on new media during the two-day Newspaper Society Senior Management Forum which starts tomorrow. The event takes place at The Waldorf, London, and coincides with the 2000 Newspaper Awards – the only awards

Telegraph's new owner makes a mint

Independent News & Media, whose £300m takeover of the Belfast Telegraph Newspapers Ltd was announced this month, saw profits leap by 68 per cent last year. Its £151m operating profits were achieved on record turnover of £920m. Meanwhile, Trade &

Trinity Mirror aims for the top

Trinity Mirror aims for top spot with £150m plan Trinity Mirror, Britain’s biggest newspaper publisher, is to spend £150m on developing its Internet business over the next three years. Sixteen regional web portals – all linked to an integrated national

Winners applauded

Regional newspapers were honoured for sales increases at the Newspaper Society’s Newspaper Sales and Promotions Conference and Exhibition. The Peterborough Evening Telegraph won the Bristol Evening Post & Press Award for Best Evening Newspaper, and the Johnston Press Award for

Belfast group to be sold for £300m

Trinity Mirror Group has announced it is to sell Belfast Telegraph Newspapers Ltd to Independent News and Media for £300m BTNL will be managed from London and a local board will be appointed. It will become part of a group

People in the News

New editors for Echo, Gazette as Journal loses top two Pastures new: Mark Dickinson (left) and Paul Robertson. Three big regional newspapers are set for new editors as Thomas’s Newcastle Journal prepares to lose its top two – both to

Together we can boost sales

Teamwork between editorial, sales and promotions is the key to boosting regional newspaper sales. That will be one of the key messages at the Newspaper Society’s two-day annual newspaper sales conference which started in Manchester today. More than 300 delegates

The thrill of seeing your name in print

John Nurden, editor of the Trinity Mirror-owned Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Times, speaks out on the ‘dos and don’ts’ of naming the children pictured in his newspapers. I was interested to read about the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph battle to