Doncaster Free Press
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The Doncaster Free Press is a weekly newspaper in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is owned by South Yorkshire Newspapers (SYN), a subsidiary of the Johnston Press publishing empire.
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[edit] Content of the newspaper
The Free Press, or DFP as it is sometimes known, is published each Thursday and is currently priced at 60p. Its sections include news, sport, Women, Sir David Danum (an outspoken columnist), Freetime (entertainment), Freeviews (letters), Soapbox (column to air your views), Down Your Way (community news), Scoop's Gang (children's page), Business, Freelife (features), property and motors as well as an extensive classified advertising section.
[edit] Offices
Its offices are in Sunny Bar, Doncaster. It was first published in 1925.
[edit] Current and previous editors of the Free Press
The current editor is Graeme Huston, 42, who arrived at Sunny Bar in May 2005 from the Edinburgh Evening News, where he was Deputy Editor. Previous editors include Merrill Diplock, Martin Edmunds, Richard Tear, Leonard Peet, Maurice Coupe and the paper's founder and first editor, Richard "Dickie" Crowther. These are the only editors in the entire history of the newspaper.
The managing director of South Yorkshire Newspapers is Paul Bentham. It is part of the Johnston Press publishing empire which has its headquarters in Edinburgh.
[edit] Key employees at the Free Press
The newspaper employs people in a variety of departments. These include editorial, advertising (classified and display), photographic, art and design, finance, production, property, motors, sales and marketing.
The deputy editor of the Doncaster Free Press is Kath Finlay. The sports editor is Peter Catt, assistant editor is Stuart Chandler and features editor is Darren Burke.
Free Press reporters include Deborah Wain, winner of the 2007 Paul Foot Award, Ruth Offord, Paul Goodwin, Alex Vessey, Jonathan Jurejko, Andrew Hewitt, Kate Liptrot and Kate Mason. All of these people can be contacted via email and telephone on the Doncaster Free Press website.
[edit] Other publications
The SYN stable also includes paid-for weekly titles the South Yorkshire Times - deputy editor David Jones, Epworth Bells - deputy editor Eddie Mardell and Gainsborough Standard - editor Janet Harrison, as well as free titles the Doncaster Advertiser - editor Martin Edmunds, Goole and Howden Courier - editor Janet Harrison and Thorne and District Gazette - editor Graeme Huston.
[edit] Advertising
Helen Bowen-Green is the advertising director, Lorraine Lumb is advertising manager, Marianne King is the magazines manager, Eve Hanson is display advertising manager,Karen Lansbury is classified manager and Malcolm Billingham chief photographer.
[edit] Additional publications
Other titles produced by the company include the Community Newsletters series, edited by Jim Oldfield, Profile magazine, The Entertainer, edited by Martin Edmunds Rovers World, edited by Darren Burke the Lincolnshire Official Visitor Guide, Glamour and Wedding Diary.
[edit] Website
In recent months, the newspaper's website has begun to carry video reports and picture galleries in addition to its coverage of local events in the newspaper.
[edit] External links
- [1] Doncaster Free Press website
- [2] How to contact editorial and advertising departments at the Free Press
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