Uncertainty is set to continue for the London Borough of Enfield's troubled PR team. The team has already been without key senior staff for most of the year and was the subject of a damning government report into its operations. The council has now revealed that a full-scale review...
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham's communications team is set to double in size as part of a raft of measures to improve communications. Both an internal review and a Best Value inspection this year concluded that more needed to be done to improve the council's corporate identity...
Luton Borough Council has launched a PR offensive to divert international media interest from pro-Taliban and anti-US Muslims in the area. The step was taken after two Luton men, Afzal Munir and Aftab Manzoor, were killed last month in Afghanistan, allegedly fighting for the Taliban....
Veteran gay rights activist Peter Tatchell is to launch a fresh campaign strategy next year. Tatchell is keen to veer away from concentrating on his high-profile gay rights campaigns and broaden his work to include all global human rights issues. The decision comes as a charity,...
YORKSHIRE: East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been named Yorkshire and Lincolnshire PR team of the year in this year's Institute of Public Relations Cream Awards scheme. The team is headed by communications and PR manager Simon Taylor.
WORLD VISION: Development charity World Vision has created the post of in-house journalist, recruiting former Western Mail reporter Jan Butter to the role. Butter is tasked with promoting the Christian charity among national print journalists. World Vision operates poverty relief projects in...
LANCASHIRE: Lancashire County Council is on the hunt for a PR agency to handle a road safety campaign, whichlaunches on 21 November. Three agencies are understood to be involved in the pitch. The successful agency will report to head of corporate communications Lindsey MacFarlane.
TRADE BODY: The Wireless Marketing Association has appointed technology specialist Mantra Public Relations to handle its PR. The body represents mobile phone network operators and marketers, with the aim of promoting links between the two sectors. Founded last year, the WMA has 29 members including...
HEALTH: Great Ormond Street is to extend its Phone Raising Scheme indefinitely. The decision has come after the fundraising initiative, which involves mobile phone users donating their handsets for resale in developing countries, exceeded expectations by raising 20,000 since its launch in April....
Client: Lewisham council PR Team: Lewisham council communications unit/Weber Shandwick Worldwide's public affairs team Campaign: Mayoral referendum communication campaign Timescale: September - October Budget: 100,000 The Lewisham mayoral referendum was one of six that took place across...
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