Tweeddale Press Group

The Tweeddale Press Group is a newspaper and magazine publisher in the Scottish Borders, which has been a subsidiary of the Johnston Press since 2000.

History

The Berwickshire Advertiser was established in 1808 and moved into premises at 90 Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1900.[1] Tweeddale Press Group was formed in 1950 when Berwick Advertiser owner Major J.I.M. Smail bought the Southern Reporter. [2] The group took over the Berwickshire News in 1957.[2] In 2000, the Smail family sold the Tweeddale Press Group to Johnston Press.[3]

Current titles

The group currently publishes the following titles:[4]

  • Berwick Advertiser
  • Berwickshire News
  • Carrick Gazette
  • East Lothian News
  • Galloway Gazette
  • Hawick News
  • Lothian Times
  • Midlothian Advertiser
  • Musselburgh News
  • Selkirk Weekend Advertiser
  • Southern Reporter
  • Peebles Times

Previous titles

Tweeddale Press Group previously owned and published other titles:

  • Morpeth Herald was acquired by the group in 1983, then sold to Northeast Press in 1992.
  • Ponteland Observer was bought by the group in 1984, with the last edition being published in January 1986 then merged with the Morpeth Herald.
  • Alnwick Advertiser, founded by the group in 1979, was sold to Northeast Press in 1992 and immediately merged with their Northumberland Gazette.
  • Kelso Chronicle and Jedburgh Gazette, an amalgamation of several previous titles, itself merged with the Southern Reporter in 1983.

References

  1. ↑ "Tweeddale Press Group set to relocate in Berwick". The Berwickshire News. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Berwick Advertiser and Berwickshire News moving to new office". Berwickshire Advertiser. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Tweeddale Press managing director takes on new role". Berwick Advertiser. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Terms & Conditions". Johnston Press. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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