Gloucester Citizen
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| Type | Weekly (from 12 October 2017) newspaper, formerly six-day-a-week |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Reach plc |
| Publisher | Gloucestershire Media |
| Headquarters | Gloucester, England |
| Circulation | 2,614 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Website | gloucestershirelive |
The Gloucester Citizen is a local British weekly newspaper covering the areas of Gloucester, Stroud and the Forest of Dean. It was a six-day-a-week newspaper until it went weekly in October 2017.[2] The Gloucester Citizen is headquartered at Gloucester Quays along with its sister newspaper the Gloucestershire Echo.[3] The editor from 2017 to 2020 was Rachael Sugden.[4]
History[edit]
The newspaper was originally founded on 9 April 1722 as The Gloucester Journal.[5] The Citizen first appeared on 1 May 1876.[6]
Editions[edit]
The Gloucester Citizen is a former daily (six days per week) newspaper which went weekly from the October 12, 2017 issue, publishing on Thursdays. Before the changed frequency, it had a Saturday edition containing the Weekend magazine. There was also a Forest of Dean edition of the newspaper which was released on a Wednesday. The Pink 'Un, focusing on the sport side of the county, was a supplement which came out each Monday with the newspaper and Citizen People focusing on the individual local communities also releases on Monday.
Ownership[edit]
In 2012, Local World acquired owner Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust.[7] In 2015, Trinity Mirror bought Local World's newspapers and online services.
See also[edit]
- Gloucestershire Echo, a sister paper for the Cheltenham area.
References[edit]
- ^ "Gloucester Citizen". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 5 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Live, Gloucestershire (12 September 2017). "Citizen and Echo newspapers to go weekly". gloucestershirelive. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Linford, Paul. "Dailies-turned-weeklies move to new Quayside premises". Hold the Front Page. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2020/news/senior-editor-leaves-publisher-after-20-years-as-colleague-wins-promotion/
- ^ "Newspapers" (PDF). Gloucestershire Archives Hb. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ The Citizen by John Lovell. livinggloucester.co.uk Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ Daily Mail sells regional newspapers to Local World BBC News, 21 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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