Security at the UK’s answer to The Pentagon has been declared ineffective by a Western Daily Press reporter. As the Government prepares to send out guidelines for stockpiling food to prepare for a terrorist attack, Roger Tavener found Abbey Wood
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News staff conquer peaks to honour George
A team of news staff from around the country are recovering this week after climbing the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales – one after the other! Journalists from the Western Daily Press, Bristol Evening Post and Bristol Observer,
Business editor forges commerce links in India
Business editor Chris Starkie has travelled to India to report on the trend of UK firms setting up bases overseas and taking thousands of jobs with them. The Eastern Daily Press man saw at first hand the general election there,
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A state-of-the-art laptop computer and insider knowledge from a leading London literary agent are some of the prizes on offer to the winner of The bloc-online Writing Prize 2004 – a new kind of writing competition launched by Falmouth College
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A state-of-the-art laptop computer and insider knowledge from a leading London literary agent are some of the prizes on offer to the winner of The bloc-online Writing Prize 2004 – a new kind of writing competition launched by Falmouth College
Regional staff set for D-Day anniversary trip
Regional press staff from around the country are set to travel to Normandy next week to cover events taking place to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Dozens of newspapers are planning to send reporters and photographers out
Investigative reporter puts court evidence online
Evidence from the trial of a former council leader, jailed for misconduct in public office, is now available on the Internet, thanks to the Orchard News Bureau, which raised the questions that led to his arrest. Jim Speechley, who is
Newsroom staff set for triple mountain climb
More than 40 journalists have now signed up to take part in a high-rise charity event later this year, when they tackle The George Frew Memorial Three Peaks Challenge. The event is being organised in honour of the former Western
Reporter's investigation leads to jail term for councillor
Journalist Richard Orange played a key role in bringing a council misconduct case to court, which has resulted in the jailing of a former council leader for 18 months. The freelance, who runs the Lincoln-based Orchard News Bureau, spotted alterations
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Matt Holmes, (32), has been promoted as an assistant editor at The Citizen, Gloucester.He was previously head of content and rejoined the paper as news editor after a spell at the Western Daily Press, where he covered the Forest of
Challenge set in honour of journalist George
Former Western Daily Press features editor George Frew, who last year lost his battle with lung cancer, is to be remembered with a charity event in his honour. Fellow journalist Steve White, who worked closely with George, is organising The
Former editor loses battle with cancer
Former Bristol Observer editor Pat Randall has died after a long battle with cancer. The 60-year-old had spent 17 years as editor before deciding to retire when he was taken ill in 2002. An experienced regional journalist, Pat joined the
Editorial shake-up at the Daily Press
A New Year shake-up at the Western Daily Press has seen a host of its staff appointed to new roles. The raft of changes has seen Ellie Campbell promoted from her job as news editor to the wider role of
Raft of new appointments among Northcliffe top brass
Two senior managers from Northcliffe Newspapers are about to retire, sparking a series of new appointments throughout the regional publishing group. Alan Goode, chief executive of Bristol United Press, and Ken Hayward, managing director at Central Independent Newspapers, will both
Messages for the troops to hit the airwaves
A new section has been added to the Iraq module running on all Northcliffe this is sites, called “Support our Troops”. The section is being run in conjunction with the Forces radio station, BFBS, and a link on the module
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The Western Daily Press has scored a success for its use of photography, lifting the European Newspaper Award – a contest which rewards ideas and design.West Country Life, a Saturday supplement, was commended for the way it used its pictures.