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The BBC may be a threat, but there are far greater problems facing the local rag. Online advertising – once the great hope for publishers – has failed to plug the financial hole left by dwindling newspaper circulation and falling print ad sales. Newspapers now controlled by Montgomery commanded a value of £500m when owned by Johnston Press 13 years ago. That figure has fallen drastically as millions of pounds in classified advertising income has been ceded to Google, forcing regional media groups to consolidate to survive. Advertising operations have been condensed, printing presses shar...

National World chief executive David Montgomery outlines his plans for the UK's third largest local newspaper publisher and wants to take on The Independent

De La Salle Win Over Acalanes Has Triple Play, Big Flies - Danville, CA - Spartans' Martinez, Dons' White belt homers; Cal-bound Donnelly of DLS delivers rare defensive gem

Reply De La Salle players celebrate Blake Burke's Big Fly High school baseball will return in full swing to Islanders Field on Saturday, when De La Salle takes on Acalanes in the River Islands community. The game, at 2 p.m., will feature a power-packed De La Salle lineup, led by slugger Blake Burke, a Tennessee commit. Acalanes is paced by accomplished shortstop Davis Diaz, a Vanderbilt commit. Both programs are highly respected in the region. The Spartans have a 2-0 mark at Islanders Field this season, with wins over Tracy and College Park. Subscribe "De La Salle's awesome. Their fans are a...

David Montgomery’s National World has said it has already made £4m in annual cost savings at JPI Media, with a further £1m to come before the end of the year. The cost savings will come mostly from “delayering and flattening” the publisher’s management structures, National World said in its annual report. Senior staff to have left following the takeover included editor-in-chief Jeremy Clifford (who has since joined Archant as chief content officer), group commercial director Andy Sumner and group development director Jason Rowse-Davies. JPI’s new owner has been pursuing a “swift...