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Is Western Morning News doomed?
Reuters is reporting that Daily Mail and General Trust is to sell its regional newspaper titles, including the Western Morning News and other West Country papers to a new company headed by “tabloid veteran” David Montgomery for £52.5m. …
New President for Cornwall Chamber
A new President has been appointed at the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce. Cornwall based businessman, Toby Parkins, is taking over the Presidency from Sue Hook who has held the position for the past 10 months. …
New local farm shop opens
Brian Etherington is opening a farm shop next month at Wheal Rose near Scorrier. The family run company is inviting everyone to a celebratory Open Day on Saturday 17th November. …
The fate of the local press
On June 17th, the Press Gazette announced: “Torquay’s Herald Express is to become a weekly newspaper from next month – with an unspecified number of editorial positions under threat” …
George Soros invests in Flybe
George Soros, the man who famously made a billion betting against sterling remaining in the EU Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1992, has resurfaced as a significant new investor in Flybe, the Exeter-based low-cost airline …
Will Mail Group sell local press?
Editorial
In 2006, Northcliffe Media, the regional arm of the Daily Mail Group, attempted to sell off its extensive regional newspaper business. In Devon and Cornwall, Northcliffe owns almost all of the regional and local press …
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Nature reserves may be sold
The Coalition’s spending cuts are in the region’s news again after reports that some much-loved nature reserves could be privatised. Although Natural England has said that no decision had yet been made …
Rok goes into administration
Exeter-based building services company Rok has just announced it is to go into administration. The firm employs more than 2000 people. This comes on top of Exeter social housing firm Connaught recently entering administration with 1,400 redundancies …
