The editor of Britain's biggest selling regional newspaper, the Wolverhampton-based Express & Star, is to step down after 11 years.
Adrian Faber, who took over the editor's seat in 2002, will leave in March and will be succeeded by Keith Harrison, his former deputy at the Express & Star who has being editing the sister Shropshire Star title since August 2011.
Faber joined the Star's publisher, the Midland News Association (MNA) in 1998 as editor of the Shropshire Star. He had previously edited the Brighton Argus, Gloucestershire Echo and Bristol Evening Post.
MNA's managing director, Phil Inman, paid tribute to Faber by saying that he "has set a high editorial standard throughout his editorship."
He said that Faber had decided back in October to step down but agreed to stay on to oversee unspecified "important projects."
The Express & Star has the highest daily circulation among British regionals with an average daily sale of 100,244 copies according to the January-to-June 2012 ABC audit.
Keith Harrison becomes just the 10th editor in the Express & Star's 128-year history.
Source: MNA
