Western Gazette

Western Gazette
Type Weekly
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) Trinity Mirror
Editor Emma Slee
Founded 1737
Language English
Headquarters The Innovation Centre, Barracks Close, Copse Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RN
Circulation 13,133 [ABC Dec 2017]
Website www.somersetlive.co.uk

The Western Gazette is a regional newspaper, published every Thursday in Yeovil, Somerset, England. The paper publishes 5 editions: Yeovil; Sherborne; Somerton & Langport; Wincanton, Castle Cary, Bruton & Gillingham and Crewkerne, Chard & Illminster and runs a news website which attracts almost 4 million visitors each month.

In 2012, Local World acquired owners Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust.[1] Trinity Mirror took control of Local World in late 2015 as part of a £220m deal.[2]

In June 2016 the newspaper launched Somerset Live, a digital platform dedicated to providing news coverage, feature/human interest stories, entertainment and live blogs to readers across the South West of England and surrounding areas.[3] The website received an overhaul and a redesign in May 2017 to deliver a more user friendly experience, with improved features and interaction. [4]

The newspaper and digital operation is based at the Yeovil Innovation Centre.

The circulation is 13,133 [5]

References

  1. ↑ Daily Mail sells regional newspapers to Local World BBC News, 21 November 2012
  2. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/oct/28/trinity-mirror-local-world-deal
  3. ↑ https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2016/news/merged-newspaper-websites-go-live-after-rebrand/
  4. ↑ http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/somerset-live-new-look-website-48758
  5. ↑ https://www.abc.org.uk/product/153


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