MEN Media confirmed the move to How-Do yesterday afternoon via a statement from Elaine Darbyshire, the group communications director.

Darbyshire explained: “Due to the recent re-organisation of the senior editorial management team at MEN Media’s Weekly Newspapers, Richard Catlow will leave the company on Friday 31 October, after 14 years service.

“Stewart Rigby, editorial director, will take full responsibility for the editorial department at MEN Weekly Newspapers and Alan Brown will assume responsibility for newspaper sales.”

In response to queries from How-Do she added that “there are no other editorial redundancies” at the group.

Catlow

He was not available to comment directly on the development at the time of writing.

The move follows on from last month’s news that the group is closing five of its regional offices in the North West – offices that deal with some of the MEN’s weekly titles.

A statement from the firm at the time noted: “We remain fully committed to the localities we serve with our weekly titles and these closures will not result in any decrease in the numbers of local journalists we employ nor editorial focus we give to our local markets.”

MEN Media publishes more than 20 weekly newspapers across the Greater Manchester area, including titles such as the Oldham Advertiser, Stockport Times, Tameside Advertiser and Rochdale Observer.

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5  By exile , on 29-10-2008 13:19 Alas, Richard, your spoon wasn't long enough. Good luck. We'll raise a glass to you at The Alcohol-Free Shop Report