Fleet Street Communications

  • Starting a new job is an exciting but daunting prospect for anyone, but starting a new job remotely is certainly not how I expected to launch my career in PR, writes Hannah McManus. Having spent the best part of nine months working entirely from home,…

  • Social media companies have come under renewed pressure to stamp out online abuse after England’s Euro 2020 defeat to Italy. But until Facebook, Twitter and Tik Tok clamp down, sportspeople, celebrities and even brands, will continue to receive unwanted attention from trolls. And while nothing…

  • With Covid-19 putting a firm stop on face-to-face events for what felt like a lifetime, it’s safe to say that when we recently sent an invitation to a ‘real life event’, I had a burst of excitement and it felt like life was starting to…

  • With the end of the pandemic now (almost) in sight, it’s a good time to reflect. Great achievement is usually born of great struggle, and this has never rung truer than for PRs everywhere, adapting to the world of remote pitching and brainstorming, writes Fleet Street Communications…

  • Across the hospitality sector there has been a palpable sense of relief as lockdown restrictions continue to unwind and the industry takes its first steps back to normality, writes Fleet Street Communications Account Executive, Sofia Leadbetter. However, it has also brought the wider staffing crisis…

  • As I pen this, it’s been exactly 10 days 4 hours and 14 seconds since Government restrictions were lifted and hospitality was allowed to open outdoors, writes Kate Williams. Venues that have been able to open are working hard to give people the eating and…

  • The European footballing world was sent into a 48-hour frenzy on Sunday afternoon (18 April), as rumours began to circulate that a big announcement was impending. As football fans gazed quizzically at their phones long into the evening, thumbs frozen in crooked positions to refresh…

  • The past 12 months have had a dramatic impact on the wine industry. Through the closure of the hospitality sector, social distancing regulations slowing down production, dwindling sales that have left producers struggling with a lack of space for new vintages, a complete halt on…