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Police have condemned the appearance of two of the Kray brothers' former gang henchmen in advertising for a new range of upmarket shirts. The Police Federation hit out over the decision of the shirtmaker Thomas Pink to offer an "undisclosed fee" to the former armed robber Freddie "The...
Nabs is being swamped with calls from newly redundant agency staff and others facing the axe, fuelling fears that the industry is rapidly shedding jobs in the face of recession. Staff at the advertising charity are being stretched to the limit dealing with calls about redundancy-related...
The head of an inquiry into the future of party political broadcasts has backed the idea of turning them into 30-second slots like commercials. Sam Younger, the chairman of the Electoral Commission, the body which supervises elections, believes that scrapping the traditional five- or...
The Government has drafted in Saatchi 19 million of funding over the next three years. Baroness Sally Greengross, the former head of Age Concern, is leading the organisation, which forms part of a 300 million government initiative announced by the chancellor, Gordon Brown, to publicise...
Ed Young has left Conservative Central Office to fill the head of communications post at media giant Granada. The party is on the lookout for a successor to Young, both as chief spokesman for the party leader - Young led William Hague's campaign bus press team in June's general election...
The Charity Commission has ended its hunt for a communications head. Antony Robbins, previously head of communications at world development charity CARE International, will join the commission as its PR chief on 3 September. He replaces Paul Fredericks who was promoted earlier this...
HEALTHCARE: Grayling Healthcare has promoted Emma Ongley and Kate Freeman to associate director level. Freeman has been with the agency for four years as an account director in the cardiology and OTC sectors. Ongley has headed global accounts covering pet health and biotechnology.
HEALTHCARE: G R Lane Health Products has taken on Target Public Relations on a six-figure account to promote its herbal remedies and food supplements. The win follows a two-way pitch, and sees the agency take over from eight-year incumbent Countrywide Porter Novelli.
Downing Street is on the lookout for applicants from PR departments across government to take part in a new training scheme. The scheme will bring press officers into temporary positions at Number 10 where they will be assigned mentors and given a chance to experience government PR life...
Ken Clarke is using a pioneering phone-based campaign tool to aid his bid for the Conservative Party leadership. In addition to his hustings and online presence, Clarke is also communicating to members by broadcasting his political message by telephone. This is the first time the...
