More subs axed by Johnston Press

Johnston Press, which is currently facing a company wide ballot for industrial action by NUJ members, is to cut 20 more sub editors' posts.
HoldtheFrontPage reports that the company has announced redundancies in Lancashire as a centralised 'content design unit' is to be created in Preston to serve both the Blackpool Gazette and Lancashire Evening Post. The move will mean an overall net reduction of 20 sub-editors from the current 38-strong production operation spread across the two centres.

East Lancs Johnston journalists in strike vote

NUJ members employed by Johnston Press in East Lancashire have voted in favour of industrial action to fight job cuts and a reorganisation, the union reports today .
It says that in a secret ballot journalists on the Burnley Express, Clitheroe Advertiser and Nelson Leader voted 90 percent for strike action – and 100 percent for action short of a strike.
According to the NUJ, Johnston management wants to restructure the way it manages all of its papers and websites across the north west of England.
Chris Morley, NUJ northern organiser, said: “This is a very solid result. The chapel will not accept anything less than a proper negotiated agreement on the future of their titles and no compulsory redundancies.”