Hartlepool Mail

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Hartlepool Mail
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Johnston Press
PublisherNortheast Press
EditorJoy Yates
Founded1877
(Northern Daily Mail)
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersAlexander House; Rainton Bridge Business Park; Houghton le Spring, Sunderland
Circulation3,234 (July–December 2018)[1]
Websitehttp://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk

The Hartlepool Mail is a newspaper serving Hartlepool, England and the surrounding area. As of December 2017, it has an average daily circulation of 3,234.[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. In November 2013, the paper cost 60p while as of April 2019, it costs 73p.

As of December 2017, it had an average daily circulation of 4,183 making it the third lowest in regional newspaper daily sales in the UK. A year later, that figure decreased to 3,234 daily sales.[1]

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

Other information[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Regional daily ABCs: Ipswich Star circulation drops after free edition replaced with new standalone title". 28 February 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. ^ "North-East daily newspapers' offices to be closed". HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. ^ Greenslade, Roy (21 September 2012). "Johnston Press closes another print plant". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Sunderland Echo makes move to Rainton Bridge". HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  5. ^ "ABC figures: How the regional dailies performed". HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Mail part of web success". Hartlepoolmail.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Jeff Stelling - I owe it all to Hartlepool". Northeastlifemag.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

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