Hartlepool Mail

Hartlepool Mail
Type Daily newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) Johnston Press
Publisher Northeast Press
Editor Joy Yates
Founded 1877
(Northern Daily Mail)
Language English
Headquarters Alexander House; Rainton Bridge Business Park; Houghton le Spring, Sunderland
Circulation 4,183 (July–December 2017)[1]
Website http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk

The Hartlepool Mail is a newspaper serving Hartlepool and the surrounding area. As of December 2017, it has an average daily circulation of 4,183.[1]

History

The paper was founded in Hartlepool in 1877 as The Northern Daily Mail and continued to be printed in the town until August 2006, when the printing staff were told they would be made redundant on 30 September.

The newspaper's owners, Johnston Press, decided it was in the interests of their business to move printing to Sunderland. On 16 July 2012 most of the reporting and sports staff moved to the headquarters of the Sunderland Echo.[2] It was also decided later that year, that the printing plant in Sunderland would close with printing of the paper moving to Dinnington, near Sheffield as a result.[3]

As of 2015, the newspaper offices are based in Houghton le Spring alongside the Sunderland Echo and Shields Gazette.[4]

Peterlee Mail

The newspaper was formerly distributed in the Peterlee area under the Peterlee Mail name. Following a period of absence, this was replaced in June 2012 with the ""Peterlee Star"", a new weekly paid-for paper retailing at 30p, produced by the Hartlepool editorial team.

Circulation

From January to June 2011, the newspaper averaged a daily circulation of 14,198.[5] Since then, the sales have dropped which has resulted in increases in the paper's cover price. As of December 2017, it has an average daily circulation of 4,183 making it the third lowest in regional newspaper daily sales in the UK.[1]

The newspaper has a strong online presence and, in 2012, their website averaged 121,000 unique users a month.[6]

Trivia

The newspaper is where sports journalist and TV presenter Jeff Stelling began his career.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Regional ABCs print". UK. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2012/news/north-east-daily-newspapers-offices-to-be-closed/
  3. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/sep/21/johnston-press-downturn
  4. ↑ https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2015/news/editor-in-vow-to-readers-as-dailys-staff-make-out-of-town-office-move/
  5. ↑ https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2011/news/norwich-daily-tops-regional-circulation-league/
  6. ↑ https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/mail-part-of-web-success-1-4886740
  7. ↑ http://www.northeastlifemag.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/jeff-stelling-i-owe-it-all-to-hartlepool-1-1569438
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