Dinsmore takes top Scottish press job

DAVID Dinsmore, editor of the Scottish Sun, has been promoted to general manager of News International Scotland.

Dinsmore will oversee all four of the newspaper group's titles north of the Border, including the Scottish Sun, the News of the World, the Times and the Sunday Times.

In April it emerged that the previous general manager for Scotland, Steven Walker, was to leave the company following a review of the newspaper group's operations in Glasgow. Walker held the position for four years, having joined in 2006 from The Scotsman.

Prior to becoming editor of the Scottish Sun, Dinsmore worked for both the Sun and the News of the World in London.

A replacement for Dinsmore at the helm of the Scottish Sun is due to be announced "shortly".