Newspapers

Guardian pulls popular supplement
The Guardian had to pulp a supplement with a print run of more than 160,000 at the weekend, according to reports.

Newspapers embrace augmented reality to support Poppy Appeal
Nine national newspapers have added augmented reality to their mastheads in a fundraising link-up between them, the Royal British Legion and Blippar.

GNM forms new print unit as part of restructure
Guardian News & Media (GNM) has established a standalone print-focused unit in a major reorganisation of its commercial operations.

Agfa unveils new violet chemistry-free plate
Agfa Graphics will launch its new N95-VCF chemistry-free violet offset plate next month.

NRS figures show print still beats digital for British newspaper and magazine readers
The latest National Readership Survey (NRS) figures have highlighted the continued high consumption of newspapers and magazines in Great Britain.

Jersey newspaper to become inkjet pioneer
Kodak and Jersey’s Guiton Group have teamed up to set up an inkjet newspaper printing operation that will be the first of its kind worldwide.

Trinity Mirror wields cost-cutting axe
Trinity Mirror has doubled its cost reduction target for this year from £10m to £20m, but said it has no immediate plans to close any more print sites.

News UK renews major newspaper printing contracts
News UK has renewed major contracts to print both the London Evening Standard and Financial Times newspapers.

Agfa launches new high-speed platesetter
Agfa Graphics has launched a new high-speed platesetter for the high-volume newspaper market.

233 jobs lost as adminstrators close Aylesford
Unite has reacted angrily after administrators moved in to Aylesford Newsprint yesterday and immediately closed the mill and made 233 staff redundant.

Normanton Advertiser cuts maintenance costs with Polar spend
Commercial and trade printer Normanton Advertiser has invested in a Polar 56 ECO from Heidelberg to replace an older model.

Former Cumbrian News Group technical director Peter Graham Simpson dies
Peter Graham Simpson, the former technical director of Cumbrian News Group, has passed away aged 68.