Weekly's Ex-Staffers Team Up to Launch 'Good News' Paper

Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2014 2:00 pm

By: Paul Linford | HoldtheFrontPage

A group of former newspaper staff have teamed up to launch a new title on their old paper’s patch.  

Former managing director Stewart Rickersey is heading up a five-strong team of ex-Mansfield Chad staffers behind the Mansfield, Ashfield and Warsop News Journal.

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Weekly's Ex-Staffers Team Up to Launch 'Good News' Paper

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