''Bristol24/7'' is an independent online newspaper, generally branded as ''B24/7'', offering news, comment and features for the city of

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

. As of 2016, it had a print circulation of 20,000, with, on average, 200,000 unique monthly visitors to its website.

History

Founded in 2009 by former ''

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'' and ''

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'' journalist Christopher Brown, it was designed as an independent newspaper for Bristol. The following year, fellow ''Western Daily Press'' journalist Laura K Williams joined to launch a What's On section. In 2011 it was voted

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South West Website of the Year. It retained this title in 2012. In June 2012, it received a commendation as Best Local News Website in the UK at the Online Media Awards. Bristol24-7 was sold to Dougal Templeton and Mike Bennett and a new publication, Bristol24/7, was launched as a Community interest company in 2014.Staff of axed magazine join revamped city website
/ref> Writers from the former ''Venue'' Magazine, ''Spark'' Magazine and online magazine ''Bristol Culture'' joined the company. Editor of ''Bristol Culture'', Martin Booth, joined as co-editor of ''Bristol24/7'' and became editor in November 2014. Now based at the Paintworks, Arnos Vale, ''Bristol24/7'' publishes content seven days a week from freelance journalists and bloggers from around the city. Sections include news, business, comment, what's on, food and drink, lifestyle and

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Mass media in Bristol British news websites Publications established in 2009