Local World Holdings Ltd. was a large regional newspaper
publisher in the UK that published around 100 print titles and more than 70 websites. It was formed in 2012 by David Montgomery, a former chief executive of
Trinity Mirror, to buy the
Daily Mail and General Trust's
Northcliffe Media
Northcliffe Media Ltd. (formerly Northcliffe Newspapers Group) was a large regional newspaper publisher in the UK and Central and Eastern Europe, owned by Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT). In 2012, the company was sold by DMGT to a newly formed ...
business, and the
Yattendon Group's Iliffe newspaper group.
In October 2015 Trinity Mirror, now
Reach plc, bought the company. The sale was completed on 13 November 2015.
In April 2017 the Local World website started redirecting to the Trinity Mirror website.
History
Local World was established in 2012 by David Montgomery, in order to purchase local newspaper businesses.
In November 2012, it was announced that it would purchase Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust, and separately, the Iliffe newspaper group from the Yattendon Group.
The purchase of the businesses was approved by the
Office of Fair Trading
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) was a non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforced both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the United Kingdom's economic ...
on 28 June 2013.
In September 2015, Daily Mail and General Trust confirmed it had entered into talks to sell Local World to
Trinity Mirror; the sale was completed the following month.
Titles
Local World
Iliffe News and Media titles
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Cambridge News
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Hertfordshire Mercury''
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Herts & Essex Observer''
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Harlow Star
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*''The Advertiser''
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Bedfordshire on Sunday
''Bedfordshire on Sunday'' (BoS) was a free local newspaper published in Bedfordshire, England. It was distributed as two editions, one covering the Borough of Bedford, the other edition serves Central Bedfordshire. The gross distribution was aro ...
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*''Dunstable on Sunday''
*''Leighton Buzzard on Sunday''
*''Luton on Sunday''
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OneMK
OneMK (formerly ''MK News'') was a local weekly free newspaper and online news service, based in Milton Keynes.
''MK News'' launched in August 2002 and was delivered to homes across the Milton Keynes urban area and to commuters at Milton Keynes ...
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Burton Mail''
*''Staffordshire Newsletter''
*''Ashbourne News Telegraph''
*''Uttoxeter Advertiser''
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Black Country Bugle''
*''Your Leek Paper''
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Nuneaton News
The Nuneaton News, formerly the ''Heartland Evening News'' is a paid tabloid newspaper serving Nuneaton, North Warwickshire, Hinckley and the surrounding areas. The key areas reached by the Nuneaton News are Nuneaton and Bedworth.
Founding
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*''Staffordshire Life''
Websites
*Kent Live
References
{{Reach plc
Daily Mail and General Trust
Reach plc
Newspaper companies of the United Kingdom
2012 establishments in England