The shock of the ânewâ
Bought for a pound and supported by a bank loan, enthusiastic staff and loyal readers and advertisers â Angela Cobbinah remembers the early days of the CNJ
08 April, 2021 â By Angela Cobbinah
Eric Gordon in the Journal newsroom
IT was an offer that could not be refused. On the other hand, taking it up was also a possible act of madness.
That was the dilemma facing Eric Gordon some 40 years ago when Courier Press, owners of the
Camden Journal, offered him the title for £1. It was to be part of a deal to settle a year-long strike staged by staff across the company over the closure of the