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August 18, 2005updated 22 Nov 2022 4:32pm

Editor in BNP web slur

By Press Gazette

The editor of the Dewsbury & District Press Danny Lockwood has
contacted lawyers after being wrongly described as a British National
Party press officer on the Hold the Front Page website.

It is
believed the erroneous information was added to an accurate CV of
Lockwood which was posted on the website. It was amended to read:
“Press Officer, British National Party, 1993 – present.”

Lockwood
said: “I can think of no more dangerous or damaging a falsehood, either
personally to me and my family, or professionally to my business.”

HTFP
is jointly owned by Johnston Press in partnership with Trinity Mirror,
Newsquest and Northcliffe. Lockwood launched the Dewsbury &
District Press in 2002, a rival to Johnston and TM titles.

Lockwood’s
solicitor Richard Cramer said: “The matter is now in the hands of
solicitors and we are awaiting a response from Northcliffe Electronic
Publishing’s solicitors to avoid proceedings.”

Hold the Front
Page removed the BNP reference to Lockwood after being contacted by
Lockwood. HTFP editor Patrick Astill declined to comment to Press
Gazette.

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