The ''Kent and Sussex Courier'' is an

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regional

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, published in

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. The paper was the result of an amalgamation of a number of Kent and

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local newspapers, and hence has always been published in at least two editions, one of which covered the western parts of Kent while the other covered the eastern part of

. After its purchase by

Northcliffe Newspapers 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 ...

, part of the

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newsgroup, its publishing company was renamed Courier Newspapers. After the 1998 acquisition of Kent & Sussex Radio, and the 2007 acquisition of the Kent regional assets of the Mirror Group, it was renamed the Courier Media Group, part of

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 ...

. 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 Northcliffe Media from the Daily Mail & General Trust.Daily Mail sells regional newspapers to Local World
BBC News, 21 November 2012

Newspapers

*The Kent and Sussex Courier *Sevenoaks Chronicle *Dover Express *Folkestone Herald *Isle of Thanet Gazette

References

External links

Kent Live
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