UK – 7 May 2015

This week’s Media Updates covers moves and changes at news titles including the Sunday Herald and Worcester News; fashion, lifestyle and entertainment titles including Good Housekeeping and woman&home, business and finance changes at Travel Weekly and BusinessZone and health, science and technology changes at Astronomy Now and GameSpot UK

News & Current Affairs

• Neil Mackay has been promoted to deputy editor at the Sunday Herald. He was previously head of news at the publication
• Deanne Blaylock and Andrew Worden have been appointed senior editors for East Surrey and Sussex News and Media with effect from June 8, 2015
• Steve Carley is leaving his role as sports reporter at Worcester News

Fashion, Lifestyle & Entertainment

• Rachel Lawler has been appointed reporter at Cosmetics Business. She will work across the portfolio of beauty titles and on the website
• Jacob Ingram has been appointed digital products and content editor at Centaur Special Interest Media publications such as Period Living, Real Homes, Homebuilding & Renovating
• Hannah Tudor has been appointed deputy editor at Soul & Spirit. She was previously deputy editor at Cook Vegetarian!
• Cat Harvey-Jenner and Emma Louise Pritchard have been appointed web writers at Good Housekeeping
• Owen Mortimer has been appointed editor at International Piano. Owen will take on the new role on a part-time basis while continuing as associate editor of Opera Now
• Katie Corcoran, previously beauty director of the Women’s Lifestyle Group at Time Inc, has returned from maternity leave to the new role of digital editor for Woman and Woman’s Own
• Nathalie Whittle has been promoted to entertainment & features writer at woman&home. She was previously a features writer at the title
• Ryan Butcher has been promoted to deputy editor at Gay Times

Business & Finance

• Jennifer Morris has been appointed as reporter at Travel Weekly
• Dan Martin has left his role as editor of BusinessZone  to join Enterprise Nation. Chris Goodfellow replaces him as the new editor at BusinessZone

Health, Science & Technology

Ben Gilliland has announced via Twitter that he has been appointed editor at Astronomy Now

Rob Crossley has been promoted to UK editor at GameSpot UK. Tamoor Hussain replaces him as UK news editor at the title

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