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Trinity Mirror is to reorganise its Tyneside-based local newspaper production operations with the loss of 28 jobs and the closure of five district offices in Durham, Guisborough, North Shields, Redcar and Stockton. 10-Nov-2008
Trinity Mirror is to close seven weekly newspapers and nine satellite offices in North Wales and the North West, with the loss of about 30 jobs. 09-Sep-2008
Trinity Mirror is to relocate production of the Liverpool Echo and Daily Post from Liverpool to Oldham at the end of next year, with the possible loss of up to 100 jobs. 08-Sep-2008
Trinity Mirror is to shed 65 editorial jobs at its regional newspaper operations across the West Midlands, as part of a reorganisation that will include the sale of newspapers in Northampton and Long Eaton. 21-Aug-2008
Trinity Mirror has acquired Rippleffect Studio, the Liverpool-based web design agency, for an initial £3.2m. 03-Apr-2008
Trinity Mirror has acquired Globespan Media, the publisher of property magazines, for an initial £0.9m. 30-Nov-2007
Trinity Mirror is to merge its newspaper titles in Wales into a new multimedia newsroom in Cardiff, with the loss of up to 17 jobs. 07-Nov-2007
Trinity Mirror has sold the Racing Post newspaper to Irish private equity firm FL Partners for £170m. 02-Oct-2007
Urban Splash is to let a 50,000 sq ft office at Fort Dunlop in Birmingham to the Trinity Mirror newspaper group, while Capita will take the 50,000 sq ft fourth floor. 10-Sep-2007
Trinity Mirror is to sell the 27 titles of South London Press, North London and Herts Newspapers and the Yellow Advertiser, to Tindle Newspapers for £19m. 02-Aug-2007
Trinity Mirror is to sell Berkshire Regional Newspapers and 14 titles to Berkshire Media Group for £10m. 20-Jul-2007
Trinity Mirror is to sell the 25 titles of Kent Regional Newspapers, East Surrey & Sussex Newspapers and Blackmore Vale Publishing to the Northcliffe Media division of Daily Mail & General Trust for £64m. 09-Jul-2007
Trinity Mirror has acquired TotallyLegal and TotallyFinancial, the online recruitment companies, for £12m. 08-May-2007
Trinity Mirror is planning to relocate the Birmingham Post & Mail from Colmore Circus to the Aston Science Park. 22-Jan-2007
Trinity Mirror is looking to sell 138 titles, including the Racing Post and regional newspapers in the Midlands, London and the South East. 14-Dec-2006
Trinity Mirror is to sell the recruitment consultancy division of Hotgroup to a management buy-out operating under the name of Ochre House for £11m. 14-Aug-2006
Trinity Mirror is to sell its Inside Communications magazines and exhibitions business to Ocean Media for £41m. 18-Jul-2006
Trinity Mirror has acquired Email4Property, the internet directory service, for £4.4m. 11-May-2006
Trinity Mirror is to shed almost 30 jobs at the Scottish edition of the Daily Mirror, in order to reduce the size of its Glasgow operation. 09-Dec-2005
Trinity Mirror has acquired Paldonsay, the parent company of online recruitment business High Street Direct, for an initial £3.3m. 29-Nov-2005
Trinity Mirror, the newspaper publisher, has warned of possible redundancies from its 11,000-strong workforce, prompting union fears that more than 500 jobs could be lost. 19-Oct-2005
Trinity Mirror is planning to acquire Hotgroup, the recruitment company, for £50m. 02-Sep-2005
Trinity Mirror has acquired Financial Jobs Online, the owner of the GAAPweb online recruitment site, for an initial £10m. 17-Aug-2005
Trinity Mirror is to acquire Smart Media Services, the internet marketing portal, for up to £17m. 20-Jul-2005
Trinity Mirror has won a contract to print regional newspapers for Guardian Media Group, which will involve a £45m investment in new equipment at its Oldham plant and the possible loss of jobs at GMG's Trafford Park plant. 18-Nov-2004
Trinity Mirror is to establish a new manufacturing division to unite its 12 print sites, and is reviewing the future of its Cardonald and Blantyre plants in Scotland. 31-Mar-2004
Trinity Mirror is to sell its regional newspaper operations in Ireland to venture capital group 3i for £46m. 02-Dec-2003
Trinity Mirror is considering plans to sell its regional newspapers in Northern Ireland, and a number of financial buyers are thought to be interested. 23-Jun-2003
Trinity Mirror has announced that 92 jobs will be lost in Birmingham and Coventry when its newspaper printing operations are moved to a new £60m site at Fort Dunlop in 2004. 17-Oct-2002
Trinity Mirror has sold Ethnic Media Group, the publisher of five national Asian and African-Caribbean titles, to a management buy-out for £10m. 02-Jul-2002
Trinity Mirror has sold the Sunday Business Post in Ireland to Thomas Crosbie Holdings for about £6m. 25-Apr-2002
Trinity Mirror has announced plans for the £20m relaunch of The Mirror and Sunday Mirror newspapers. 16-Apr-2002
Trinity Mirror has announced plans to invest £60m in a new press site at the Fort Dunlop development in Birmingham by 2004, and additional investment will be made in new presses in the North East and Cardiff. 04-Mar-2002
Trinity Mirror has sold its Colmore Circus office in Birmingham to Pillar Property and Parlison Properties for about £8.5m, and will relocate its presses outside the city centre. 10-Sep-2001
Trinity Mirror is to shed 750 jobs over the next three years, in order to reduce costs and streamline its regional and national newspaper business. 30-Jul-2001
Trinity Mirror is planning to set up a new multi million pound printing facility for the Western Mail & Echo at Pacific Park in Cardiff. 06-Jul-2001
Johnston Press is to acquire eight weekly newspapers from Trinity Mirror for £16m. 04-Jul-2001
Trinity Mirror is considering plans to sell off its ic24 internet service business and its business magazines and exhibitions division. 15-Mar-2001
Trinity Mirror is considering plans to build new printing presses in Cardiff, Ireland and the Midlands, while facilities in Teesside, Newcastle and Glasgow may be upgraded. 18-Jan-2001
Trinity Mirror is to acquire Southnews for £285m, in order to strengthen its position in the regional newspaper market in the south of England. 30-Oct-2000
Trinity Mirror has sold the Belfast Telegraph to Independent News & Media for £300m, and has also announced plans to invest £150m in the development of its internet operations. 20-Mar-2000
Trinity Mirror has expressed interest in acquiring News Communications & Media, which could result in a three-way takeover battle with Johnston Press and Newsquest. 21-Dec-1999
Trinity Mirror is to close the Live TV cable channel due to ongoing losses, and up to 270 jobs could be lost. 22-Oct-1999
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