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Inaccurate article complaint after cyclist dies
Guardian apologises for family’s distress – plus more complaints resolved by the Press Complaints Commission
51 per cent pass rate for NCE
A 51 per cent pass rate in the National Certificate Examination means that 136 candidates have qualified as journalists. A total of 265 candidates sat the National Certificate Examination in April at 16 centres across the UK, as well as
A touch of glass
Reporter psyches himself up for walk over broken glass – read how he fared
Two new faces at the top for Newsquest in the north-west
Two new publishers have been appointed at Newsquest centres in the North West of England. Derek King, (left), is the new publisher at Newsquest (Merseyside) while Nuala O’Rourke takes up the same role at Messenger Newspapers in Cheshire. Both positions
Globe drops boundary bombshell
Thousands of readers have called the Wirral Globe’s You the Jury phone poll after the paper revealed a boundary change bombshell. The Globe was leaked a document which showed plans were in an advanced stage for a cross-Mersey move that
News in brief
A team of photographers from the armed forces swapped the battlefield for the newsroom when they joined the Shropshire Star on a three-day placement.The snappers, from the Defence School of Photography at RAF Cosford, visited the paper’s head office in
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
Globe begins a cash handout
The Wirral Globe has been entrusted to distribute a reader’s cash among local charities. An anonymous donor handed over the £4,000 and hoped the paper – with its contacts and local knowledge, would be best placed to decide which good
News in brief
Nottingham Evening Post deputy editor Jon Grubb was among the media professionals advising local charities how to get their message across at an East Midlands seminar this week.Make the Regional Media Work for You was aimed at the voluntary sector
Globe investigation reviewed by Home Office
An investigation into the availability of a harmful legal drug by the Wirral Globe has been passed to the Home Office for a forthcoming review. Following the death of Bebington resident Ian Hignett, who took Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate (GHB), the
A year of community action
The Wirral Globe has reflected on a year of action in the community, achieved with help from its readers. The newspaper launched an initiative to add extra names to the nation’s organ donor register and won the backing of Wirral
Globe success from foster feature
More children who need a new family have been finding homes thanks to the Wirral Globe. The newspaper has been running a series of features about fostering, looking at ideas behind it and the work involved. Now the local family
Newsroom celebrates as Guardian sweeps the board
Journalists at the Warrington Guardian are celebrating after scooping more than half of the prizes up for grabs at a regional newspaper awards ceremony. The Cheshire weekly’s reporters, sub-editors, sports team and photographers scooped top prizes in eight of the
North-west conference rewards editorial success
Editorial award winners stepped forward to receive recognition at the Newsquest Cheshire/Merseyside annual editorial conference. The event doubled as a disaster coverage seminar with press officers and emergency planners giving presentations about their procedures in dealing with the press in