The ''Glossop Advertiser'' is a weekly
newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
which serves the town of
Glossop
Glossop is a market town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is located east of Manchester, north-west of Sheffield and north of the county town, Matlock. Glossop lies near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manches ...
,
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
,
England
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. It is owned by
Trinity Mirror plc.
The paper's sister paper, The
Tameside Advertiser
The ''Tameside Advertiser'' is a weekly newspaper which serves the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after the River Tame, which flo ...
which is also a freesheet but covers the neighbouring
Metropolitan Borough of Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after the River Tame, which flows through the borough, and includes the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, D ...
in
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...
. The main competitors to both papers are the Tameside Reporter and Glossop Chronicle which are both paid-for newspapers. The Glossop Advertiser is essentially a localised version of the
Tameside Advertiser
The ''Tameside Advertiser'' is a weekly newspaper which serves the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after the River Tame, which flo ...
with some news stories specific to the area, but much of the content is generalised between the two newspapers.
In February 2010, the owners of the Glossop Advertiser,
Guardian Media Group
Guardian Media Group plc (GMG) is a British-based mass media company owning various media operations including ''The Guardian'' and ''The Observer''. The group is wholly owned by the Scott Trust Limited, which exists to secure the financial and e ...
, sold it along with the flagship
Manchester Evening News
The ''Manchester Evening News'' (''MEN'') is a regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in North West England, founded in 1868. It is published Monday–Saturday; a Sunday edition, the ''MEN on Sunday'', was launched in February 201 ...
and 22 other local titles to
Trinity Mirror plc.
See also
*''
Tameside Advertiser
The ''Tameside Advertiser'' is a weekly newspaper which serves the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after the River Tame, which flo ...
''(The Glossop Advertiser's sister newspaper)
References
External links
Official site
Newspapers published in Derbyshire
Glossop
Newspapers published by Reach plc
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