Wye Valley Media Ltd Publishers of the well established, respected and most widely read local magazines in the region. Wye Valley Life and Life in the Marches, our monthly magazines cover Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Forest of Dean, Worcestershire Borders, Ludlow, South Shropshire, Powys and surrounding areas.
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Thursday 29 July 2010
Meet the team...

Heidi Chamberlain Jones
Editor and Publisher
Photo of Heidi Chamberlain-Jones Heidi lives in Herefordshire and has been in regional publishing and advertising in the area for over twenty years. Having introduced many other publications into the community, she launched Wye Valley Media as a personal project after so many readers and businesses encouraged her through constant requests for local publications that truly reflect their lives and interests. With this support, an in-depth knowledge of the area's geography, its residents and commerce, plus a team that is just as committed, Heidi spearheads Wye Valley Media with un-faltering passion and enthusiasm.
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Features

Pippa Bullock
Features and glamour
Photo of Pippa Bullock Pippa brings an element of glamour to the magazine from her experience in the film industry, including work on the sets of the Harry Potter films. She coordinates the magazine's product features and adores all things fashion and interiors lead. Her extensive social network also ensures that Wye Valley Media is at the front of the queue on the party scene.
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Sharon Chilcott
Features
Sharon's experience in journalism, marketing and public relations keeps her busy from all angles of the publication. From her Monmouthshire home she looks through the keyholes of the region's properties and coordinates the Art and What's On sections, in between bringing us tales of interesting characters that reside in the Wye Valley and The Marches.
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Marketing and Business Development

Martin Brain
Photo of Martin Brain Martin has a wealth of experience having worked the Newspaper industry for over 25 years, having a number of managerial roles and responsibilities such as Sales, Advertisement Manager, National, Regional, Key accounts, Marketing, Internet, Online, Digital Development. Martin's main areas of responsibility are business development, marketing, key account development, new business opportunities.
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Advertising Sales

Nicola Morgan
Senior Advertising Sales
Photo of Nicola Morgan Born in Herefordshire, Niki's success in coordinating promotional campaigns for a vast network of businesses is enhanced by her own experience of being a buyer of advertising through her various positions in some of the region's most well known companies. This includes her time of running the most popular watering hole of its era, Saxtys Wine Bar in Hereford. Niki has been with the Magazine since its conception and first issue in September 2006, she has a huge depth of knowledge of the distribution area and the local businesses operating within Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and other surrounding areas. As well as having a senior sales role within the Magazine, Niki's territory covers Ross On Wye, Ledbury, Monmouth, Chepstow, Forest of Dean, Abergavenny, Crickhowell and part of Hereford City. Niki's integrity and consistency with her clients has earned her a sound reputation, resulting in many successful, ongoing working relationships.
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Jolene Stallard
Photo of Jolene Stallard Jolene covers the Northern Region of our publication - South Shropshire, Powys, North Herefordshire, including the towns of Kington, Hay on Wye, Welshpool, Brecon, Knighton, Presteigne, Tenbury Wells, Bromyard and others in the region, along with parts of Hereford City. Originally from Wiltshire where she worked in the city of Bath for three years on various magazines from all over the country from as south as Falmouth to as north as Chesterfield and has a good knowledge of magazine advertising. After living in Herefordshire for a year now has gained a good knowledge of the locale.
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Vicky Nicolson-James
Photo of Vicky Nicolson-James Vicky Nicolson-James is our Leominster, Malvern, Ledbury and surrounding areas Sales Representative. Vicky lives just outside Leominster and has a background in Cordon Bleu cookery and hospitality as well as working in the west end of London for eight years and sampling its retail delights! Vicky has lived in France and in the South-East of England, moving to Herefordshire in 2006.
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Distribution and Magazine Sales

John Brazier
Photo of John Brazier Birmingham born John has lived in Hereford for 16 years and knows the area well. He brings to us many years of distribution and retail experience in the magazine and newspaper sector. We are always looking for new stockists, to be part of our increasing network selling Wye Valley Life and Life in the Marches. Please contact John if you are interested in selling any of our magazines.
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Design

James Chamberlain
Studio Supervisor & Magazine Design
Photo of James Chamberlain James's skills in designing various regional publications are stretched every day and he now revels in taking our magazines to a new dimension with every issue. His creative passions ensure that he is particularly talented in logo design and brand creation, adding another component to what Wye Valley Media can offer in the form of an independent design service for all aspects of business literature and promotions.

Photography

John Teale
Based in Ledbury from his own studios, John has accompanied our feature writers on many an assignment. From fairies to farms, coracles to barn conversions, John helps us to tell our stories with vibrant visuals that have become the magazine's trademark.
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Accounts

Bruce Todd
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