Sarah Sands
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Sarah Sands (born Sarah Harvey, Tunbridge Wells, 3 June 1961) is a British journalist and author.
[edit] Journalistic Career
Sands trained on The Sevenoaks Courier as a news reporter, before moving to The London Evening Standard, initially as editor of the Londoner's Diary, before taking further posts as features editor and associate editor.
She joined The Daily Telegraph in 1996 as deputy editor, under Charles Moore, later assuming responsibility for the Saturday edition.
She was appointed as the first female editor of The Sunday Telegraph in June 2005, succeeding Dominic Lawson. Her masterplan for the November 2005 relaunch of the paper was that it should be "like an iPod - full of your favourite things". In an abrupt move, after just eight months and 20 days in post, Sarah was sacked as editor of the Sunday Telegraph on 7 March 2006 and replaced by Patience Wheatcroft. Subsequently, many of her changes under her editorship were reversed (including changes to the title font).
In April 2006 she was appointed consultant editor on the Daily Mail.
Sands has written two novels, her first was "Playing the Game" and her second, "Hothouse", was published during the summer of 2005.
[edit] Personal life
She has been married twice, to:
- The actor Julian Sands (divorced 1987); one son, Henry who is currently studying History at Edinburgh University having spent his Gap year in the Irish Guards.
- The journalist Kim Fletcher; one son, Rafe Fletcher, one daughter, Matilda.
She is the sister of Kit Hesketh-Harvey of musical duo Kit and The Widow.
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| Media Offices | ||
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| Preceded by Dominic Lawson |
Editor of The Sunday Telegraph 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Patience Wheatcroft |
