Cheshire West and Chester council votes to ban interviews with The Sun
The Wrap: Lucy Perkins, CEO of LDA
Companies “unprepared” for new data protection laws
Pure saddles up with Harry Hall
Harry Hall has appointed appointed Pure Agency to create a new membership club.
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North East’s Digital Union appoints Networks Manager
The Digital Union, the North East network for digital agencies, has recruited a full-time networks manager.
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BBC Radio and West Yorkshire Playhouse join forces for new production
BBC Radio Leeds is working with West Yorkshire Playhouse to mark the 70th anniversary of the partition of the Indian sub-continent.
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MoneyGuru appoints channel director from Unshackled
Cheshire-based consumer credit comparison site, MoneyGuru, has appointed Deborah Vickers as channel director.
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Radical wins competitive tender for Skipton Building Society
Radical Company has been appointed to develop and support mobile apps for Skipton Building Society.
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Halifax recruits teen vloggers to promote banking
Halifax has turned to 3 teenage vloggers, to offer financial advice to 11-15 year olds.
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£80k spam email fine for Moneysupermarket
Moneysupermarket has been fined £80k for sending “millions of emails” to customers who said they didn’t want to be contacted.
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Gorton Monastery appoints head of marketing
Ray Hanks has been named as the first head of marketing for The Monastery Manchester.
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Global steel branding contract for Refinery
Refinery has been appointed to create the new global brand for ResponsibleSteel.
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Royal Birkdale celebrates 2017 Open Championship with new site
Absolute in Bolton has completed a new website for Royal Birkdale, as the club hosts this year’s Open Championships.
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Thousands of Wifi users accidentally sign up for 1000 hours of community service
More than 22,000 people have agreed to scrub festive toilets, clean up […]
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Chris Evans tops BBC pay list, with Gary Lineker second
Chris Evans has topped the list of the BBC’s best-paid stars – with BBC Sport’s Gary Lineker second.
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BBC announces bursary scheme in memory of Caroline Aherne
The BBC has announced a new bursary scheme for aspiring female comedians, in memory of Caroline Aherne.
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Tangerine becomes employee owned
Tangerine is to follow the John Lewis model, by becoming employee owned.
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Roland Dransfield hires Brazen’s Moss to head new consumer division
Roland Dransfield has hired Brazen’s Adam Moss to head up its new consumer division.
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BBC seeks partner for £5m digital project
The BBC has issued a tender for an agency to create personalised recommendations and notifications across its digital sites.
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Shop Direct hunts for £600,000 charity partner
Liverpool-headquartered Shop Direct, which owns brands including Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com, is on the hunt for a £600,000 charity partner.
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Cereal brand Kellogg’s to move UK head office to MediaCityUK
Kellogg’s has confirmed it is to move its main UK head office to MediaCityUK.
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Manchester PR agency Toasts three new clients
Toast PR wins PR briefs with three new clients – Ivo Consulting Solutions, Fluxx and Visonect.
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Suranne Jones to star in new Sally Wainwright drama
Suranne Jones will lead the cast in a new drama for BBC One and HBO.
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Companies “unprepared” for new data protection laws
Firms could face fines of up to €20 million if they don’t abide by new data protection laws.
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Platform81 scores with new Stockport County website
Creative agency Platform81 has launched a new website for Stockport County FC.
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EON Reality creates VR app to show level crossing danger
Manchester’s EON Reality has created a new mobile VR app for Network Rail to teach children about the dangers of level crossings.
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Amaze partners with CTI Digital to launch Hiscox website
Digital agency Amaze teamed up with Drupal specialist CTI Digital to build a new website for insurer Hiscox.
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Liverpool to host BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards
Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan will present the programme to an audience of nearly 11,000 inside the Echo Arena on Sunday 17 December.
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First closing date for Northern Marketing Awards entries is Friday July 21st
The first closing date for entries to the Northern Marketing Awards is this Friday, July 21st.
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ITV names Carolyn McCall as its first female chief executive
Easyjet boss Carolyn McCall has been announced as the first female chief executive of ITV.
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Manchester PR agency Toasts three new clients
Toast PR wins PR briefs with three new clients – Ivo Consulting Solutions, Fluxx and Visonect.
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A Week in My Life: Caroline Norbury MBE, CEO of Creative England
This week Caroline Norbury MBE, the CEO of Creative England, runs us through a week in her working life.
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Pure saddles up with Harry Hall
Harry Hall has appointed appointed Pure Agency to create a new membership club.
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