Local World’s plan to create ‘pure content and commerce business’ begins in Cambridge, Exeter and Derby
The UK's newest regional newspaper group Local World has announced that Cambridge, Derby and Exeter will be in the vanguard…
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Former Northcliffe editor Barrie Williams on Monty’s brave new (Local) World: ‘Somebody’s got to start somewhere’
I was telling Dominic Ponsford about the way we were in the regional newspaper industry before the dramatic decline of…
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‘Good old-fashioned newspaper turf war’ kicks off in Gloucestershire
A “good old-fashioned newspaper turf war” is set to erupt in Gloucestershire between regional stalwart Tindle Newspapers and newcomers Local…
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Express & Echo editor moves on to Local World a year after taking charge
The editorship of Exeter’s Express & Echo has changed hands for the second time in just over a year. Andy…
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Monty’s Local World vision: Editors ‘pretty redundant’, 20-fold increase in content
Local World chairman David Montgomery has outlined his vision for a newspaper group where journalists oversee a 20-fold increase in…
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NUJ seeks urgent talks with newspaper group that hid £51m profits from staff
The National Union of Journalists is demanding urgent talks with regional newspaper group Iliffe News & Media after it emerged…
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A tax tribunal has ruled over a plan by regional press group Iliffe News and Media to conceal bumper profits…
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Northcliffe profits surge 54 per cent ahead of sell-off to Local World consortium
Headcount slashed by 13 per cent Like-for-like revenue down 6 per cent to £213m Ad revenue falls 8 per cent…
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