27 January 2008

All change at the top!

Major restructuring at Caernarfon Herald

Trinity Mirror who owns the Caernarfon Herald is having to streamline its staff due to the current climate change. They have been looking at ways of being more cost effective and with this many positions are being changed or cut. Existing staff will have to re apply for differently named positions.

Many have opted to take voluntary redundancy including two very influential editors at the North Wales papers.

Jeff Eames who was editor for the Herald and Mail for many years will be replaced by Linda Roberts who is the current editor of the Anglesey Mail. North Wales Weekly News group editor Alan Davies has aso chosen to step down. Dan Owen will become North Wales Weekly News editor and will also have extra responsibilities editing their existing websites.

Both Alan and Jeff chose to take early retirements in changes which were announced and reported by Caernarfon Online last November.

It is understood that Trinity Mirror is in the process of centralising production at Llandudno Junction which will include producing all content for its North Wales weekly titles as well as the Daily Post.

A Trinity Mirror statement in November said they were producing "a flattened editorial management structure, with a reduction in numbers of senior management roles." Rob Irvine of the Daily Post has assured us at Caernarfon Online that their Caernarfon office will remain open.

Caernarfon Online would like to wish both men the very best in their retirement, they will be greatly missed.