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The ''South Wales Echo'' is a daily
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newspaper published in Cardiff, Wales and distributed throughout the surrounding area. It has a circulation of 7,573.


Background

The newspaper was founded in 1884 and was based in Thomson House,
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. It is published by Media Wales Ltd (formerly Western Mail & Echo Ltd), part of the Reach plc group. In 2008, Media Wales moved from Thomson House, Havelock Street and Park Street, to Six Park Street and Scott Road, west of the former main offices and printing plant, south of the
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. There is a ''Weekend edition'' published every Saturday. Among many other writers, novelist Ken Follett, science writer
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, cartoonist Gren Jones, journalist
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Michael Buerk, have spent part of their careers with the ''Echo''.


''Football Echo''

An associated paper, the ''Football Echo'', later called the ''Sport Echo'', was published on Saturday afternoons from 1919 until 2006. Printed on-site, on pink paper, it was available soon after the final whistle of rugby and football matches, across the street. At its peak the Football Echo sold up to 80,000 copies.


See also

* List of newspapers in Wales


References


External links

* - Media Wales Website of the ''South Wales Echo'' {{Economy and Industry of Cardiff 1884 establishments in Wales Publications established in 1884 Newspapers published in Wales Companies based in Cardiff Daily newspapers published in the United Kingdom Newspapers published by Reach plc