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Here's a radical new concept in placing adverts on Page 1 ... courtesy of the Daily Express . I fear I have just seen the future. 

It comes as no surprise to me that Malcolm Warne , the editor of the Darlington & Stockton Times , is on his way. There aren’t many...

Almost 20 years ago I helped redesign the Bournemouth Evening Echo  (now the Daily Echo). During the discussions it became clear tha...

Last week’s newsquiz was clearly a lot tougher than usual. The top collective score was 18 by the in-form Batstones (Adam and Lucy). But t...

The shortlists for the Regional Press Awards have now been announced. Well done to all of those who made it to the final six. I judged ...

Congratulations to  The Guardian   for being voted one of the best designed newspapers in the world ... for the second year running. The Soc...

I was disappointed to see that even the Weatherfield Gazette hasn't escaped the demise of the sub-editor. Apart from the typo on the ...

Here's this week's newsquiz. Last week's questions were clearly a bit tougher as the excuses were certainly flowing - 'dist...