28 Feb 2003
| by Staff,
LONDON - The BBC's Radio 2 has linked up with the armed forces radio service and will be broadcasting special programmes to British personnel as the build-up of troops in the Middle East continues.
28 Feb 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - The complexity of the merger between Granada and Carlton has been highlighted after the Office of Fair Trading failed to conclude its investigation into the merger within its usual 45-day period, leaving the delay convincing most that the deal will be referred to the Competition Commission.
28 Feb 2003
| by Staff,
LONDON - A new monthly magazine for senior executives in the public and private sector is being launched next month by Ethnic Media Group, the UK's biggest publisher of newspapers for Asian and African-Caribbean readers.
28 Feb 2003
| by Joe Lepper
The Department of Culture Media and Sport is on the hunt for another special adviser this week after Philip French quit in his first week in the role.
28 Feb 2003
PUBLIC SECTOR: The Audit Commission has restructured its comms department, promoting Jennifer Tankard, previously inspections service comms manager, to the newly created role of head of comms (co-ordination). Martin Bollers has taken the new role of head of comms (operations), handling PR for both the...
28 Feb 2003
Environmental campaigning group Friends of the Earth is stepping up its lobbying efforts in support of a new Water Bill which is set to help safeguard the future of Britain's river supply and freshwater wildlife.
28 Feb 2003
Edelman London has launched two healthcare offerings in the consumer and political areas as part of a divisional re-organisation.
28 Feb 2003
| by Andy Allen
Liverpool City Council head of news Matt Finnegan has been made assistant executive director for comms as the council launches a drive to improve its global reputation.
28 Feb 2003
| by Ian Hall
Bradford City Council marcoms director Owen Williams is to join troubled Rossendale Borough Council as chief executive.
28 Feb 2003
| by Joe Lepper
Councils in the Grampian area of north-east Scotland are on the hunt for agency support for a waste awareness campaign to launch later this year.