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| Final editions for seven regional Trinity Mirror newspapers | Final editions for seven regional Trinity Mirror newspapers |
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| The Reading Post, Surrey Herald and Surrey Times are due to print their final editions following a decision to close seven local newspaper titles. | The Reading Post, Surrey Herald and Surrey Times are due to print their final editions following a decision to close seven local newspaper titles. |
| Trinity Mirror announced last month that up to 50 jobs were set to be lost as the titles become online-only. | |
| The Wokingham and Bracknell Times, Harrow Observer, Woking Informer and getreading will print their final editions later this week. | The Wokingham and Bracknell Times, Harrow Observer, Woking Informer and getreading will print their final editions later this week. |
| Trinity Mirror said it was a bold move but the NUJ called it very worrying. | Trinity Mirror said it was a bold move but the NUJ called it very worrying. |
| The company said 12 new digital roles will be created. | The company said 12 new digital roles will be created. |
| Following the announcement, Simon Edgley, managing director of Trinity Mirror Southern, said "Decisions that impact our staff are never easy to make but they are absolutely necessary if we are to continue our transformation into a modern multiplatform publishing operation." | Following the announcement, Simon Edgley, managing director of Trinity Mirror Southern, said "Decisions that impact our staff are never easy to make but they are absolutely necessary if we are to continue our transformation into a modern multiplatform publishing operation." |
| Trinity Mirror National Union of Journalists group chapel officer Chris Morley called the scale of job cuts "catastrophic" and said: "One wonders where the quality journalism will come from when so many journalists are expected to sacrifice their jobs." | |
| In Berkshire, about 17 editorial, three administrative and six commercial roles will be lost and about 10 new digital editorial roles and two digital commercial roles will be created. | In Berkshire, about 17 editorial, three administrative and six commercial roles will be lost and about 10 new digital editorial roles and two digital commercial roles will be created. |
| In Surrey and west London there will be a reduction of about 24 roles across its editorial and commercial departments. | In Surrey and west London there will be a reduction of about 24 roles across its editorial and commercial departments. |
| At the time the closures were announced last month, Martin Shipton, chair of the NUJ Trinity Mirror group chapel, said: "So far there is little evidence that an operation of this kind can generate the revenues needed to sustain a workforce of sufficient size to provide a decent news service. The speed at which this transition is taking place is very worrying." |