REGIONAL newspaper group Johnston Press today said advertising in the second half of its financial year to date had improved but was still down by 5.4% on a like-for-like basis.

In an interim management statement for the 44 weeks to November 6, said second half advertising was better than the first half decline of 6.3%. 

The Edinburgh-based group, which owns 40 titles in the North West including the Lancashire Evening Post, said property advertising continued to grow with other categories, excluding recruitment......for the full story register now for free or login below...