The ''Birmingham Mail'' (branded the ''Black Country Mail'' in the

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) is a

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newspaper based in Birmingham, England but distributed around Birmingham,

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, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and

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Background

The newspaper was founded as the ''Birmingham Daily Mail'' in 1870, in April 1963 it became known as the ''Birmingham Evening Mail and Despatch'' after merging with the ''Birmingham Evening Despatch'' and was titled the ''Birmingham Evening Mail'' from 1967 until October 2005. The ''Mail'' is published Monday to Saturday. The ''

Sunday Mercury ''Sunday Mercury'' is a Sunday tabloid published in Birmingham, UK, and now owned by Reach plc. The first edition was published on 29 December 1918. The first editor was John Turner Fearon (1869–1937), who left the Dublin-based ''Freeman's ...

'' is a sister paper published on a Sunday. The newspaper is owned by Reach plc, who also own the '' Daily Mirror'' and the ''

Birmingham Post The ''Birmingham Post'' is a weekly printed newspaper based in Birmingham, England, with a circulation of 2,545 and distribution throughout the West Midlands. First published under the name the ''Birmingham Daily Post'' in 1857, it has had a s ...

'', the weekly business tabloid sold in the Birmingham area.

Editorial roles

The current ''Birmingham Mail'' editor is Graeme Brown, who is also editor-in-chief of the ''Birmingham Post,'' the ''Sunday Mercury,'' and their sister website ''BirminghamLive''. A former editor is Marc Reeves, and another previous editor of the newspaper was David Brookes, who held the role from 2009 until 2014.

Circulation

The daily circulation of the paper is 8,628, as of December 2018.https://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/50232048.pdf .

References

External links

Official website
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