Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | Trinity Mirror |
Founder(s) | Charles Clinker [1] |
Editor | Emma Slee |
Founded |
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Language | English |
Headquarters | The Innovation Centre, Barracks Close, Copse Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RN |
Circulation | 3,518 (as of 2022) [2] |
Website | www.somersetlive.co.uk |
The Western Gazette is a regional newspaper, published every Thursday in Yeovil, Somerset, England. The newspaper and digital operation is based at the Yeovil Innovation Centre.
The Western Gazette was founded in 1863 in Yeovil. [1] The first issue was published on 21 February, with a price of one penny. [3] In 1867, it merged with the Western Flying Post, which had been founded in Yeovil in 1743; the Western Flying Post had merged in 1749 with the Sherborne Mercury, which was first published in 1737. [1] [a]
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In 2012, Local World acquired owners Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust. [7] Trinity Mirror took control of Local World in late 2015 as part of a £220m deal. [8]
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. [9] The website received an overhaul and a redesign in May 2017 to deliver a more user friendly experience, with improved features and interaction. [10]