UK newspaper office survives closure
Posted by Simon Day on June 8, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Northcliffe Media title Sevenoaks Chronicle has escaped relocation, a possible consequence of the UK group's cost cutting maneuvers, Holdthefrontpage.co.uk reported Monday.
The newspaper will continue to operate from the town of Kent after Northcliffe's plan to move staff to Tunbridge Wells was cancelled. The proposed move was a small part of the media group's extensive cost-cutting plans, including a number of redundancies, the coalescence of publications and construction of a central subbing hub for the group's South East Weeklies division in Chelmsford.
The newspaper will continue to operate from the town of Kent after Northcliffe's plan to move staff to Tunbridge Wells was cancelled. The proposed move was a small part of the media group's extensive cost-cutting plans, including a number of redundancies, the coalescence of publications and construction of a central subbing hub for the group's South East Weeklies division in Chelmsford.
Newspapers in Essex, Kent, Sussex and Surrey will be impacted by the actions.
"It is clear that the Chronicle has a special place within the Sevenoaks community and our parent company decided we didn't want to do anything to affect that," said Chronicle Community Editor Ian Read. "It's great that our reporters are still based in the heart of the community."
"It is clear that the Chronicle has a special place within the Sevenoaks community and our parent company decided we didn't want to do anything to affect that," said Chronicle Community Editor Ian Read. "It's great that our reporters are still based in the heart of the community."
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