''Scotland on Sunday'' is a Scottish Sunday newspaper, published in
Edinburgh
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by
JPIMedia
National World is a British multimedia company. The company was founded as JPIMedia Publishing Ltd in November 2018 following the acquisition of Johnston Press assets by its creditors. JPIMedia was purchased by National World PLC for £10.2 mill ...
and consequently assuming the role of Sunday sister to its daily stablemate ''
The Scotsman
''The Scotsman'' is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh. First established as a radical political paper in 1817, it began daily publication in 1855 and remained a broadsheet until August 2004. Its par ...
''. It was originally printed in
broadsheet
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format but in 2013 was relaunched as a tabloid. Since this latest relaunch it comprises three parts, the newspaper itself which includes the original "Insight" section, a sports section and ''Spectrum'' magazine which incorporates ''At Home'', originally a separate magazine.
It backed a 'No' vote in the
referendum on Scottish independence
A referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom was held in Scotland on 18 September 2014. The referendum question was, "Should Scotland be an independent country?", which voters answered with "Yes" or "No". The "No" side w ...
.
History
''Scotland on Sunday'' was launched on 7 August 1988 and was priced at
40p.
Ultimate ownership of ''Scotland on Sunday'' has changed several times since launch. The Scotsman Publications Limited, which also produces ''The Scotsman'', ''
Edinburgh Evening News
The ''Edinburgh Evening News'' is a daily newspaper and website based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded by John Wilson (1844–1909) and first published in 1873. It is printed daily, except on Sundays. It is owned by JPIMedia, which also ...
'' and the ''Herald & Post'' series of free newspapers in Edinburgh,
Fife
Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...
,
West Lothian and
Perth
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, was bought by the Canadian millionaire
Roy Thomson in 1953.
In 1995, the group was sold to the billionaire
Barclay Brothers
Sir David Rowat Barclay (27 October 1934 – 10 January 2021) and Sir Frederick Hugh Barclay (born 27 October 1934), commonly referred to as the "Barclay Brothers" or "Barclay Twins", were British billionaires. They were identical twin brothers ...
for £85 million. They moved the group from its landmark Edinburgh office on
North Bridge, which is now an upmarket hotel, to new offices in Holyrood Road, near where the
Scottish Parliament Building
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was subsequently built. Then in December 2005 the paper, along with the other Scotsman Publications titles, was sold to Edinburgh-based newspaper group
Johnston Press in a £160 million deal. Johnston Press entered administration in November 2018. Its assets were acquired by
JPIMedia
National World is a British multimedia company. The company was founded as JPIMedia Publishing Ltd in November 2018 following the acquisition of Johnston Press assets by its creditors. JPIMedia was purchased by National World PLC for £10.2 mill ...
.
Christmas Edition
As that Christmas day is falling on Sunday in 2022 instead or normal there will be "Scotland On Christmas" published on Saturday December 24th Christmas Eve.
See also
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List of newspapers in Scotland
This is a list of newspapers in Scotland.
Daily newspapers
:
Traditionally newspapers could be divided into 'quality', serious-minded newspapers (usually referred to as 'broadsheets' due to their large size) and 'tabloids', or less serious news ...
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Iain Gale, ''Scotland on Sunday'' art critic
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Andrew Crumey
Andrew Crumey (born 1961) is a novelist and former literary editor of the Edinburgh newspaper ''Scotland on Sunday''.
Life and career
Crumey was born in Kirkintilloch, north of Glasgow, Scotland. He graduated with First Class Honours from the ...
, ''Scotland on Sunday'' literary editor, 2000–06
References
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Newspapers published in Scotland
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Publications established in 1988
1988 establishments in Scotland
The Scotsman
Newspapers published by Johnston Press