OFT clearance for Local World deal
The Office of Fair Trading has today given the green light to the merger of two newspaper groups to create…
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Local World closes weekly newspapers in Loughborough and Bedford
Local World has closed two of its newest weekly newspapers. The Loughborough Mercury, a sister title to the Leicester Mercury…
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Job losses on the way as subbing and reporting roles merge at Local World daily
Editorial staff at a regional daily are facing redundancy as subbing and reporting roles merge. Production and journalist jobs at…
By Local World axes 25 freelancers from hyperlocal network to make way for user-generated content
Local World has terminated the contracts of 25 freelance journalists who had been running its hyperlocal sites. The decision to…
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Local World appoints Paul Burton as editor of Exeter Express & Echo
Paul Burton has taken over the editorship of Local World title Exeter Express & Echo. The former Western Daily Press…
By David Montgomery tells of ‘stimulating’ future ahead as all Local World journalists become editors
Local World chairman David Montgomery has told Press Gazette that he sees a ‘stimulating’ and ‘challenging’ future ahead for journalists…
By Montgomery’s vision for the Local World group may be scary…but at least it’s a vision
Listening to newspaper veterans trying to use digispeak can be as toe-curling as hearing grandad rap with a 15-year-old. The…
By Local World chief clarifies Montgomery’s ‘human interface’ comment: ‘We are not doing away with journalists’
Local World chief executive Steve Auckland has spoken to Press Gazette expanding on comments made by his colleague David Montgomery…
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