14 Jul 2000
| by ADAM HILL
Communications personnel at charities, including Barnardo s, the
Blue Cross, the British Heart Foundation and the Imperial Cancer
Research Fund, have been offered the chance to see how well their
message gets across to MPs. Think-tank, The Future Foundation, proposes
to set up a parliamentary monitoring...
14 Jul 2000
| by ADAM HILL
Former head of communications at animal charity Blue Cross, Gerry
Doyle is leaving next month. After a year in the post she is moving to
join the Brighton Corporation. The charity is currently looking for a
replacement who will be in charge of internal and external
communications strategy and will head...
14 Jul 2000
| by ADAM HILL
In light of John Prescott s launch last week of a charter on the
future of inland waterways, British Waterways plans to boost its media
and communications team with the appointment of two new press officers.
One will formulate and implement media strategies for stakeholders and
covers areas such as...
14 Jul 2000
| by ADAM HILL
Big PR has won the contract to promote Eaga Partnership s
involvement in the Government s recently-launched Home Energy Efficiency
Scheme (HEES). Lucy Bernard of Big PR will head up the four-strong team
promoting Eaga s delivery of pounds 260 million worth of grants to more
than 350,000 UK households,...
14 Jul 2000
| by ADAM HILL
The Transport and General Workers Union has appointed Richard
Darlington as a press officer to handle national media relations.
Darlington takes over from David Mills, who is now a producer at GMTV.
Darlington will work with Andrew Dodgshon, who will handle regional and
trade media, and both report...
14 Jul 2000
| by ADAM HILL
In response to the Government s NHS modernisation agenda, a number
of health authorities, including South Essex, are examining their
communications strategy. South Essex is now lookinng to appoint its
first director of communication to develop and implement a
communications strategy for the authority...