06 Mar 2009
Department of Health launches contraceptive drive, Exeter promotes cycling among public.
25 Jan 2008
PUBLIC SECTOR: Government web portal Directgov has appointed David Dilley as director of comms. He is currently head of e-comms at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. www.prweek.com/uk for full versions of these stories.
16 Sep 2005
Sign up to PRWeek's public sector bulletin at www.prweek.com/emails for exclusive weekly comment from industry experts. This week, New Local Government Network head of strategic communications Ian Parker discusses the lessons that can be learnt from cricket: 'You can have the best spinner in the world,...
16 Sep 2005
The Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) has put a downloadable 'infomerical' MP3 file on its website in a bid to boost broadcast coverage of Meningitis Awareness Week.
29 Apr 2005
DEPARTURE: Ogilvy PR Worldwide EMEA managing director Rob Shimmin is to leave after a decade in June. The former corporate practice global MD is to devote himself to his Kent-based media training and comms consultancy, shimmin.biz. News analysis, p17.
05 Nov 2004
| by Mary Cowlett
Campaign: Sandwiches: warning for women
Client: DailyDietTracker
PR team: In-house
Timescale: 27 September-11October
Budget: Less than £500
DailyDietTracker.com is an information portal allowing consumers to monitor diet and activity by keeping a daily journal. It makes it easy for users to...
18 Jun 2004
A new charity that aims to combat bullying among young people, beatbullying, has hired Frank PR to promote its launch and website.
12 Dec 2003
It has become a cliche to describe the House of Commons as powerless.
21 Feb 2003
WILDLIFE TRUST: The Wildlife Trust has relaunched its website (www.wildlifetrusts.org). Changes include an online donation facility and an events diary. The relaunch was carried out by designers Quiet Storm.
22 Nov 2002
GLASGOW: Glasgow City Council is to give 600 council tenants free internet access through their TVs. The £250,000 scheme, called @ccess for all, aims to increase awareness of the internet among socially excluded households in high rise estates in the city.