The ''Retford Times'' is a
weekly local newspaper founded in 1869. It is distributed in and around the area of the North Nottinghamshire market town of
Retford
Retford (), also known as East Retford, is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England, and one of the oldest English market towns having been granted its first charter in 1105. It lies on the River Idle and the Chesterf ...
. The newspaper contains local news and views from resident people as well as a property section for Retford and the surrounding villages. The Retford Times is headquartered at a recently completed structure on West Street. They moved from their former offices on Chancery Lane where they were based since 1928. In 2012,
Local World
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 Dai ...
acquired owner Northcliffe Media from
Daily Mail and General Trust
Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) is a British multinational media company, the owner of the '' Daily Mail'' and several other titles. The 4th Viscount Rothermere is the chairman and controlling shareholder of the company. The head office i ...
.
Daily Mail sells regional newspapers to Local World
BBC News, 21 November 2012
See also
*Retford
Retford (), also known as East Retford, is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England, and one of the oldest English market towns having been granted its first charter in 1105. It lies on the River Idle and the Chesterf ...
References
External links
Retford Times website
Northcliffe Media
Weekly newspapers published in the United Kingdom
Retford
Newspapers established in 1869
1869 establishments in England
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