Gloucester Citizen
| Type | Weekly (from 12 October 2017) newspaper, formerly six-day-a-week |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Reach plc |
| Publisher | Gloucestershire Media |
| Headquarters | Gloucester, England |
| Website | https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/ |
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.[1] The Gloucester Citizen is headquartered at Gloucester Quays along with its sister newspaper the Gloucestershire Echo.[2] Its current editor is Rachael Sugden.
History[]
The newspaper was originally founded on 9 April 1722 as The Gloucester Journal.[3] The Citizen first appeared on 1 May 1876.[4]
Editions[]
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[]
In 2012, Local World acquired owner Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust.[5] In 2015, Trinity Mirror bought Local World's newspapers and online services.
See also[]
- Gloucestershire Echo, a sister paper for the Cheltenham area.
References[]
- ^ Live, Gloucestershire (2017-09-12). "Citizen and Echo newspapers to go weekly". gloucestershirelive. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ Linford, Paul. "Dailies-turned-weeklies move to new Quayside premises". Hold the Front Page. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "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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