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Northern Echo blames 'economic downturn' for job cuts and edition changes
From Press Gazette. Posted June 25 2008, 12.00am
Newsquest said today there would be no compulsory redundancies at the Northern Echo and confirmed it was cutting its editions from five to two. (more)

Jobs and editions axed at Northern Echo
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 18 2008, 3.40pm
Journalists' fears over future of major regional title (more)

Jobs and editions to go at Northern Echo
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 18 2008, 2.30pm
Journalists' fears over future of major regional title (more)

Northern Echo cuts editions and staff
From Press Gazette. Posted June 18 2008, 12.00am
The Northern Echo is to cut 18 staff as part of plans to cut the paper down to a single edition, the NUJ claims. (more)

Northern Echo scoops top national award
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 12 2007, 12.00am
Switch to compact helps Echo to be named Regional Newspaper of the Year (more)

Northern Echo compact switch
From Press Gazette. Posted July 25 2007, 12.00am
The Northern Echo claims to have halted its sales slide since going tabloid in February. (more)

Northern Echo sales turnaround after compact switch
From Press Gazette. Posted July 25 2007, 12.00am
The Northern Echo claims to have halted its sales slide since going tabloid in February. (more)

'World scoop' for Northern Echo as Blair gives only interview on last day in office
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 28 2007, 12.00am
Editor Peter Barron and political editor Chris Lloyd join their local MP on the train home (more)

Northern Echo scoops exclusive Blair interview
From Press Gazette. Posted June 28 2007, 12.00am
The Northern Echo scooped a world exclusive interview with Tony Blair on his final day as Prime Minister. (more)

Good first week for Northern Echo's new compact
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 19 2007, 12.00am
Week-on-week sales up after conversion from broadsheet (more)

Northern Echo ditches broadsheet and turns compact
From Press Gazette. Posted February 16 2007, 1.04pm
The Northern Echo is to switch to a tabloid format on 26 February after 137 years as a broadsheet. (more)

Northern Echo to go compact six days a week
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 12 2007, 12.00am
Broadsheet version scrapped after success of Saturday tabloid trial (more)

Northern Echo: Readers should write to their MPs
From Press Gazette. Posted January 18 2007, 1.37pm
Editor of the Northern Echo Peter Barron is passionate about avoiding limits on the FoI Act and is actively encouraging readers to speak out. (more)

Blair provides podcast for Northern Echo
From Press Gazette. Posted July 3 2006, 3.45pm
Tony Blair has recorded a podcast for his local paper The Northern Echo in what is believed to be a first for a Prime Minister. (more)

Northern Echo tests water with trial compact edition
From Press Gazette. Posted January 12 2006, 12.30am
Switch from broadsheet to tabloid is ‘most significant change since dawn of colour’, says North East editor (more)

Northern Echo goes tabloid
From Media Guardian. Posted January 6 2006, 10.32am
10.30am: One of Britain's most traditional newspapers, the Northern Echo, is joining the tabloid bandwagon. By Steve Busfield. (more)

Northern Echo turns tabloid
From Press Gazette. Posted January 6 2006, 10.21am
The Northern Echo is to embark on an historic change by changing to a tabloid format. (more)