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Michaela enjoys a Great North Run to score personal best
The Westmorland Gazette’s Michaela Robinson-Tate enjoyed a weekend to remember after clinching a personal best in the BUPA Great North Run. Deputy head of content Michaela recorded a time of 2hrs 23mins, shaving five minutes off last year’s time. The
Former T&A staff remember the 'the good old days'
Former editors, journalists and photographers from the Telegraph & Argus in Bradford have been remembering ‘the good old days’ at a reunion in the city. Seventy former staff, whose time at the paper spanned the 1970s to the present day,
Unusual design choice for Gazette
The Westmorland Gazette front page has been designed as never before… Cumbria-born international artist Conrad Atkinson has created his own version, in his own inimitable style, with pithy poems and references to his obsessions, ranging from Wordsworth to landmines. It
Office move for Gazette Newspapers
Westmorland Gazette Newspapers marked a new phase in its 185-year history when it moved into new premises in the heart of Kendal. Around 80 staff have transferred to the brand-new four-storey home at 1, Wainwright’s Yard, built as part of
Evening Express announces senior appointments
The Evening Express in Aberdeen has appointed Damian Bates as deputy editor and Jonathan Lee and Richard Prest as assistant editors. Damian, (34), is currently assistant editor of Telegraph & Argus, Bradford, where he is responsible for both news and
Strikes draw to a close: Papers publish as planned
Two strikes at a series of newspapers in Lancashire and Yorkshire were drawing to a close today. Editorial staff at Newsquest’s Kendal centre were back at work after a four-day stoppage by National Union of Journalists members looking for an
Pay talks fail: Strike is on
Pay talks this week have failed to halt a planned walkout by NUJ staff, due to start on Monday at Newsquest’s Bradford and Kendal centres. In Bradford, where management has offered a two per cent increase, the strike is due
Strike action postponed
National Union of Journalists members at two Newsquest centres have postponed strike action planned for this week. Journalists at Newsquest (Bradford), publishers of the Telegraph & Argus, Keighly News, Ilkley Gazette, Craven Herald and Wharfedale Observer, had been due to
Strike action suspended
Strike action over pay was suspended before it began at Newsquest Kendal after an improved pay offer from the management paved the way for fresh talks. National Union of Journalists members at the Westmorland Gazette, Lancaster and South Lakes Citizens
Six days of strike action announced
Union members at a second Newsquest company have voted to take strike action in a bid to secure improved pay. The National Union of Journalists at Newsquest Kendal – which publishes the Westmorland Gazette, Lancaster and South Lakes Citizens, Westmorland
Gazette takes on high-tech challenge
The Westmorland Gazette and its website thisisthelakedistrict have joinedforces for an exciting new education initiative. Kendal South Lakes Education Business Partnership has provided funding for the newspaper to commission a special film for the Internet which gives pupils and teachers
New editors for Newsquest weeklies
Phil Fleming has been appointed as the new editor of the Lancaster and Morecambe Citizen. Currently group editor of the Wirral Globe and Messenger series, he will take up his new role on November 25. Phil, (pictured), is returning to
Phil prepares to leave the Globe
The Wirral Globe looks set to get a new editor as Phil Fleming prepares to leave the paper. Phil, (51), has been group editor for the Wirral Globe and Messenger series for the past three years and has worked in
Can you Spot the Dog?
Enterprising staff at The Westmorland Gazette in Kendal helped raise the profile of the newspaper at a major carnival – by dressing up as well-loved Gazette ‘character’ Spot the Dog. It was nine years ago that The Westmorland Gazette launched
Gazette takes on high-tech challenge
The Westmorland Gazette and its website thisisthelakedistrict have joinedforces for an exciting new education initiative. Kendal South Lakes Education Business Partnership has provided funding for the newspaper to commission a special film for the Internet which gives pupils and teachers