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Western Gazette
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Newspapers sponsor teams’ tour of honour
Redundancies as Bristol Observer streamlines into Post
Ten editorial staff to leave in move to make free paper more cost-effective
Editor volunteers to abseil from hospital roof
A regional newspaper editor is to take part in a daring charity event which will see him launch himself from the top of an eight-storey building. Western Gazette editor Martin Heal has volunteered to abseil down the side of Yeovil
Incarcerated MD generates £850 for charity
Publishing boss back at his desk after being “arrested” by police
Gazette reporter's burning feat
A Dorset reporter has walked across a 20ft bed of hot coals to raise money for charity. Anna Youssef, of the Western Gazette, completed the burning feat to raise money and awareness for Mind. She and 22 other brave volunteers
New editor and sports editor for Scottish PA
Iain Duff has been appointed editor of The Scottish Press Association. He joined PA’s Scottish operation as news editor in March and takes overall responsibility for the agency’s 30-strong team of news, sports and photographic journalists and will also continue
Dream-come-true Beckham trip was all thanks to Gazette
A sick child who is only expected to live to the age of 12 has had his “dream come true” by meeting football legend David Beckham – thanks to the Western Gazette. The paper reported in January how George Lee’s
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
Chief reporter goes commando
A Western Gazette journalist has helped to raise thousands of pounds for charity – by climbing around on her hands and knees caked in mud. Chief reporter Zena O’Rourke joined more than 1,000 people who gave up their Sunday morning
New challenge for O'Reilly
Peter O’Reilly has been appointed editor of the Bristol Observer. He succeeds Simon Harding who is due to take up the post of executive production editor (features) at the Western Daily Press next month. Previously associate editor of the Western
New deputy role for Anna
Anna Jenkins has been appointed deputy editor at the Western Gazette in Yeovil. The 39-year-old is an experienced journalist, having worked for various regional titles across the country, and most recently spent two years in communications with the NHS. After
'Enemy is all around' for staff from the weekly brigade
Another light-hearted entry in our recent contest to write about the dangers of journalism came from John Turner, ex-Western Gazette, Bristol Evening Post and, lately of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. The countdown has begun to the day when I
Romeo reporter's night of 'textual love'
A lonely-heart reporter tried his luck at a mobile phone speed-dating service in the hope of finding love. Western Gazette journalist Andrew Wakefield adapted his writing skills with the aim of attracting women via a private WAP chat room on
700 attend thanksgiving for journalist's life
A thanksgiving service for Mid Somerset Newspapers assistant editor Michael Chamberlain attracted 700 people to his parish church in Wells. There was standing room only as the Dean of Wells, police chiefs, firemen, daily newspaper editors and the whole Wells
Where are they now?Don Mildenhall
HoldTheFrontPage is trying to track down a few of the big-hitters you might remember from your days as a trainee – to see how they’re faring away from their former life of headlines and deadlines. Don Mildenhall is best known