The ''Shields Gazette'', established in 1849, is a daily newspaper. It was known as the oldest provincial evening newspaper in the

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. It was originally established as a weekly paper - the ''North and South Shields Gazette and Northumberland and Durham Advertiser'' - but became a daily evening paper after the repeal of

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in 1855. Later it became the ''Shields Gazette and Shipping Telegraph''. It is now part of

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, a division of

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, and the paper has been printed on the presses of the ''

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, since 1992. In July 2012 most of the reporters, sports and editing staff moved to a new base at the ''

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. In the period December 2010-June 2011, it had an average daily circulation of 15,161.

References

External links

''Shields Gazette'' website
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