The ''East Kent Mercury'' and ''Dover Mercury'' are weekly newspapers serving the district of
Dover
Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...
in
Kent. The ''Dover Mercury'' covers the town of
Dover
Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...
, and the ''East Kent Mercury'' the towns of
Deal
A deal, or deals may refer to:
Places United States
* Deal, New Jersey, a borough
* Deal, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
* Deal Lake, New Jersey
Elsewhere
* Deal Island (Tasmania), Australia
* Deal, Kent, a town in England
* Deal, ...
and
Sandwich. They are owned by the
KM Group and are published on Thursdays.
History
The ''East Kent Mercury'' was founded in 1865.
The KM Group bought the ''Mercury'' in 1980 from Kent County Newspapers.
The ''East Kent Mercury'' was originally designed to serve the entire district of Dover, however in 1998 the ''Dover Mercury'' broke away from the ''East Kent Mercury'' as a paper in its own right. Both papers still feature the same editor, reporters and some of the same articles.
Along with the rest of the KM-owned papers, the ''Mercury'' series was given a design overhaul in May 2005.
In February 2009 the ''Mercury'' had to change its front page about a murder trial at the last moment following a court order. The KM Group was successful in overturning the court order and the story was allowed to be published on the ''Mercury'' website.
Offices
Both versions of the ''Mercury'' are based at the KM Group's Deal office. Previously the ''Dover Mercury'' was based at the Dover office before this was closed by the Group.
Circulation
The combined circulation of the ''Mercury'' series (''East Kent'' and ''Dover'') as of the first half of 2009 is 11,900.
This represented a drop of 9.8% against the same time the previous year.
References
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External links
''East Kent Mercury'' homepage
KM Group newspapers
Newspapers published in Kent
Publications established in 1865
Publications established in 1998
Dover District
Weekly newspapers published in the United Kingdom
1865 establishments in England
1998 establishments in England