Northcliffe's Lincs subs snub move to Hull

HoldtheFrontPage reports today that Northcliffe Media is advertising for new production staff for its proposed subbing and design hub in Hull because too few of its existing staff opted to make the move.
Plans for two central subbing sites in Hull and Nottingham were announced by Northcliffe in February. But HTFP says most of the subs based at the Lincolnshire titles - the Grimsby Telegraph, Scunthorpe Telegraph and Lincolnshre Echo have decided not to apply for new roles at the Hull centre.
For Lincolnshire Echo subs the move would mean a 90-mile round-trip.
In a memo to staff this week, North-East regional editorial director John Meehan said that of the 51 staff in the region affected by the proposals, at least 28 would be employed in the new Hull operation.
He said the company anticipated that there would be "not more than 20" redundancies.
The memo states: "The majority of those who will leave are in the Lincolnshire centres and will do so because they have opted not to be considered for any of the proposed new roles.
"The company understands that these people faced a very difficult choice to relocate, travel significantly further to work or leave the business. We respect their decisions."