UK South-West daily to cut sub-editors

Posted by Alexandra Zeumer on November 26, 2008 at 1:02 PM

Three sub-editors, a librarian and other staff will likely lose their jobs at the UK South-West daily newspaper the Herald Express, in Torquay, HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk reported. Currently the newspaper has five sub-editors.

Casual staff has already been cut, including about six community reporters, and admin and sales staff have already left.

Northcliffe title the Western Morning News has two reporters based in the Torquay office, who were told they may lose their jobs or be moved to the Herald Express, according to HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk.