Gavin Foster

Gavin foster has 27 years working in the regional media. He is currently editor of The Northern Echo and is Regional Editor for the North East and Yorkshire for Newsquest. He was previously editor of ChronicleLive for Reach Plc and Managing Editor of the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette and Hartlepool Mail. He previously worked as an agency news editor for North News and Pictures - covering the North East of England for national news outlets and magazines.

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