27-467: Titt is a surname. People with the surname Titt include: George Frank Titt, Lord Mayor of Manchester 1930-31 John Wallis Titt (1841-1910), engineer and windmill manufacturer William Titt (1881-1956), Olympic swimmer See also [ edit ] Tit (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Titt . If an internal link intending to refer to
54-531: A copy obtained by The Independent revealed the terms compelled trustees to "use their best endeavours to procure that the [...] Manchester Guardian and Manchester Evening News [...] shall be carried on as nearly as may be upon the same principles as they have heretofore." During the editorship of William Haley (who later became the Director-General of the BBC and subsequently the editor of The Times ) in
81-549: A pre-printed newspaper using small presses in newspaper vans usually parked near the stadiums. The "Pink"'s final edition was dated 12 August., 2000. In March 2005 the paper launched a cut-down afternoon version of the paper titled MEN Lite , which was distributed free to commuters within Manchester's city centre. On 2 May 2006 the Evening News dropped the "Lite" edition in favour of a "part-free, part-paid" distribution model for
108-444: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titt&oldid=872006866 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles List of Lord Mayors of Manchester This
135-603: Is a list of the lord mayors of the City of Manchester in the North West of England. Not to be confused with the Directly elected Greater Manchester mayor . The current and 126th lord mayor is Paul Andrews, Labour , who has served Since May 2024, and was elected councillor for the Moston ward. The lord mayor position, is selected by a vote of councillors, and is a ceremonial role, with
162-527: Is owned by Reach plc (formerly Trinity Mirror), one of Britain's largest newspaper publishing groups. Since adopting a 'digital-first' strategy in 2014, the MEN has experienced significant online growth, despite its average print daily circulation for the first half of 2021 falling to 22,107. In the 2018 British Regional Press Awards, it was named Newspaper of the Year and Website of the Year. The Manchester Evening News
189-500: The Manchester Evening News , which labelled them a political move originated by non-local leftist activists. The title Lord Mayor continued to be used frequently, especially outside the city council. The first of the three successive chairs of council was Kenneth Strath in the 1985–1986 term, and the last was Eileen Kelly, 1987–1988, Later officeholders were referred to again as lord mayors consistently, and permitted to use
216-594: The Manchester Evening News and forming The Manchester Guardian and Evening News Ltd, which in turn later became the Guardian Media Group (GMG). In 1936, John Russell Scott formed the Scott Trust in order to protect the company from death duties , following the deaths of his father and younger brother Ted in close succession. The contents of the original deeds were not disclosed by the company, but
243-524: The Manchester Evening News , the Manchester Weekly News , was launched 2 April 2015. The paper is delivered to over 265,000 homes in Greater Manchester. City Life -- originally an independent political and cultural magazine for the Manchester area -- was a acquired by GMG in 1989. In December 2007, City Life ceased independent publication, subsequently becoming a 20-page supplement to
270-431: The "disposal would amount to a fire sale" due to the current value of the business. The title estimated the Manchester Evening News alone to be worth about £200m prior to the collapse in newspaper advertising. In February 2010, the Manchester Evening News was sold along with GMG's 31 other regional titles to Trinity Mirror , severing the historic link between The Guardian and the Manchester Evening News . The sale
297-492: The 1930s, the newspaper's circulation grew to over 200,000. By 1939 the publication was the largest provincial evening newspaper in the country. The newspaper was a cash cow for its parent company and kept its stablemate The Manchester Guardian afloat. The financial success of the Manchester Evening News was reflected in Haley's salary, which was even greater than John Scott's, with Scott himself acknowledging, "after all, you make
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#1733106482016324-424: The 5pm weeknight edition of Channel M News . The programme later expanded to include bulletins at breakfast, lunchtime and late evening, a weekly review programme, and also occasional live specials. In December 2009, GMG confirmed it had held "exploratory talks" about selling the Manchester Evening News , following a report by The Daily Telegraph which named Trinity Mirror as a potential buyer and claimed
351-600: The fact that our profits are dropping. Then they ask: 'How much can you give us now? Nothing? OK, Bye.'" The Manchester Evening News headquarters were relocated from Scott Place in the Spinningfields area of Manchester city centre to an existing Trinity Mirror plant in Chadderton , where other Trinity Mirror titles in North West England are printed. In 2013, the title surpassed 10 million monthly online readers for
378-527: The first time, recording 10,613,119 visitors. Despite its "evening" title, the newspaper began publication of a morning edition in November 2004, a controversial move which brought union members to the brink of strike action over new work rotas. For years the paper was famous for its "Football Green" edition. After the MEN merged with the rival Manchester Evening Chronicle in the 1960s, its more popular "Sporting Pink"
405-616: The holder attending civic events, promoting chosen causes and chairing meetings of Manchester City Council , while acting as a city Ambassador. The lord mayor’s term lasts for one year, and a new lord mayor Is elected in a full council meeting, usually in May. Manchester was incorporated in 1838 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 as the Corporation of Manchester or Manchester Corporation. It achieved city status in 1853, only
432-458: The lead of some Greater London boroughs. This change dispensed with the elaborate robes and chain of office (a gilded ornament worn on the shoulders and around the neck), and no longer provided the traditional tax-funded, eight-room apartment for the officeholder to live in (instead opening this fancy traditional residence to the public as a tourist attraction). These changes were unpopular in the area, especially after focused agitation against them by
459-618: The main paper. Copies were free in Manchester city centre, while readers outside that area continued to pay for the paper. In December 2006, the paper also began free distribution at Manchester Airport and hospitals throughout Greater Manchester . In December 2009, the newspaper announced that as of January 2010 the paper would no longer be handed out free Monday to Wednesday in the city centre and other selected locations. Instead they would be handed out free as previously on Thursdays and Fridays, but would regain their paid-for status in these locations at all other times. A free weekly version of
486-519: The money we spend." In 1961, The Manchester Guardian and Evening News Ltd bought out the Manchester Evening News ' s ailing rival, the Manchester Evening Chronicle , and two years later, merged the papers. Following this, the Manchester Evening News ' s circulation increased to over 480,000. From 2004 until July 2009, the newspaper collaborated with Channel M to produce that Manchester-area TV station's flagship programme,
513-508: The public interest." Henry's quote is displayed on the entrance wall to the newspaper's modern offices. With his Parliamentary bid unsuccessful, Henry lost interest in the business, selling the publication to John Edward Taylor Jr., the son of newspaper proprietor John Edward Taylor , founder of the Manchester Guardian (now The Guardian ). The newspaper became the evening counterpart and sister title to The Manchester Guardian and
540-600: The sale was indicative of the declining business value of regional media, comparing the sale to that of Johnston Press 's acquisition of 53 regional titles including The Yorkshire Post eight years earlier, for £560m. In the year prior to the newspaper's sale, GMG had reduced the number of journalists at the newspaper to 50. Judy Gordon, the National Union of Journalists mother of the chapel , said: " The Guardian has not got any money of its own. It has only got what other people give it. We've made all those changes to stem
567-516: The second such grant since the Reformation . The area included in the city has been increased many times, in 1885 (Bradford, Harpurhey and Rusholme), 1890 (Blackley, Crumpsall, part of Droylsden, Kirkmanshulme, Moston, Newton Heath, Openshaw, and West Gorton), 1903 (Heaton), 1904 (Burnage, Chorlton cum Hardy, Didsbury, and Moss Side), 1909 (Gorton, and Levenshulme), 1931 (Wythenshawe: Baguley, Northenden, and Northen Etchells), and Ringway. A new town hall
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#1733106482016594-514: The traditional vestments associated with the office. Today, vestments have returned and the title Lord Mayor is used. Manchester Evening News The Manchester Evening News ( MEN ) is a regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in North West England , founded in 1868. It is published Monday–Saturday; a Sunday edition, the MEN on Sunday , was launched in February 2019. The newspaper
621-504: The two titles began sharing an office, located on Cross Street, from 1879. Taylor brought his brother-in-law Peter Allen in as a partner in the Manchester Evening News and, after Taylor's death in 1907, the Guardian was sold to its editor C. P. Scott while the Evening News passed into the hands of the Allen family. In 1924, C. P. Scott's son John Russell Scott reunited the papers, buying out
648-492: Was adopted as the "Football Pink". The "Football Pink" was first issued in 1904 as part of the Manchester Evening Chronicle , which was owned by Manchester City chairman Sir Edward Hulton, 1st Baronet . The "Green" and "Pink" names came from being printed in paper of those colours. In the 1970s the Saturday sports paper began using white newsprint, which had become by then the industry standard. The football results were added to
675-408: Was first published on 10 October 1868 by Mitchell Henry as part of his parliamentary election campaign, its first issue four pages long and costing a halfpenny. The newspaper was run from a small office on Brown Street, with approximately a dozen staff. Upon the newspaper's launch, Henry said: "In putting ourselves into print, we have no apology to offer, but the assurance of an honest aim to serve
702-568: Was opened in 1877 (by Alderman Abel Heywood ) and the then-current and future mayors of Manchester were granted the title of Lord Mayor in 1893. Anthony Marshall was the last mayor and the first lord mayor. In 1984, the city council – at that time controlled by the Labour party – voted to reduce the pomp and rate-payer cost associated with the position, changing the title to Chair of the Manchester City Council (often shortened), following
729-507: Was valued at £44.8m – £7.4m in cash and the remainder from GMG extricating itself from a £37.4m decade-long contract with Trinity Mirror to print its regional titles. The sale of GMG's regional arm was negotiated to offset company losses, with The Guardian and its Sunday title Observer accruing losses of £100,000 a day. The sale was described by stockbrokers Numis as "the deal of the decade" for Sly Bailey , Trinity Mirror's chief executive, while The Guardian ' s Steve Busfield said
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