05 Aug 2005
DTI: The Department for Trade and Industry's Small Business Service is using Geronimo Communications to promote its Enterprising Britain competition. Launched last year, the competition awards the town or city seen to have the most improved economic prospects. The account will be led by board director...
05 Aug 2005
STOCKPORT: Stockport Council has appointed Macclesfield Council promotions officer Paul Kendal to the newly created post of media and publications officer. He will concentrate on campaigns and the co-ordination of the council's civic magazine.
05 Aug 2005
NATIONAL ARCHIVES: The National Archives has enlisted Girlguiding UK press and publicity officer Nicole Hambridge as its senior press and publicity officer. Reporting to head of press and publicity Robert Smith, she replaces Clea Relly who recently joined the Museum of London as a press officer. The...
05 Aug 2005
IDEA: Training and best practice body The Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) has revamped its Connecting With Communities toolkit. Created in 2002 with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and other groups, it is designed to aid council PROs' efficiency.
05 Aug 2005
Examination board Cambridge Assessment has hired former Budget Group senior internal comms manager Amanda Hepton-Patchett after a rebrand.
05 Aug 2005
Carmarthenshire Tourist Association (CTA) in South Wales has enlisted Golley Slater to help boost visitor numbers with its first ever PR campaign.
05 Aug 2005
Moorfields Eye Hospital has hired Blue Rubicon to assess its internal communications and advise on how to publicise its foundation trust status to staff.
05 Aug 2005
NHS: The Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust is on the hunt for a director of governance and corporate affairs following the departure of Pipa Roberts to Wirral Hospital NHS Trust. Roberts has been acting in the role since it was created 12 months ago. The postholder will report to chief executive Heather...
05 Aug 2005
NORTHUMBERLAND: Blyth Valley Borough Council has appointed Sarah Hudspeth as comms officer. The Northumberland council hired Hudspeth after former comms officer Anna-Clare O'Neill was seconded to the post of Beacon Council coordinator. Hudspeth reports to comms manager Christina Shaw.
05 Aug 2005
The recently created NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has appointed Clare Hurst as interim head of comms. She was previously head of comms at Inventures, the trading arm of NHS Estates.