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Isle of Wight County Press

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20, September 2017·1 min read

First Isle of Wight NUJ meeting for decades took place this week

The last meeting of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) on the Isle of Wight was way back in the '90s, so it's quite a thing for them to return.

14, November 2017·1 min read

Question of County Press redundancies met with ‘No Comment’ from editor

The Editor of the County Press told OnTheWight he has 'no comment to make' when we approached him about word of staff redundancies, four months after the family-owned business was bought by media group, Newsquest.

4, January 2018·1 min read

Isle of Wight County Press to be printed elsewhere (Updated)

After 10+ years the County Press will be changing where the paper is printed, following the Newsquest take over.

28, March 2018·1 min read

Letter: County Press ex-editor laments changes since take over

The editor of the County Press from 1997-2007 shares his view on the direction of the Isle of Wight newspaper since being taken over by mainland regional news mammoth, Newsquest.

31, January 2019·1 min read

After 20+ years, the County Press has changed its Web address

Having first registered their domain name back in 1998, some 20+ years later the Isle of Wight newspaper have now changed their Web address.

6, March 2019·1 min read

The Isle of Wight County Press appoints their very first female editor

For the first time in its 135 year history, the Isle of Wight County Press has appointed a female Editor, and having grown up on the Island, she's someone you probably already know.

28, January 2020·1 min read

Isle of Wight County Press lose their first female editor as Emily Pearce leaves the world of news

Emily worked her way up from trainee 12 years ago to the become the paper's first female editor last year

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