The ''Hull Daily Mail'' is an English regional daily

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for

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, in the

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. The ''Hull Daily Mail'' has been circulated in various guises since 1885. A second edition, the ''East Riding Mail'', covers East Yorkshire outside the city of Hull. The paper is published by Mail News & Media. Mail News & Media also publishes two free weekly newspapers, the ''Hull Advertiser'' and ''Beverley Advertiser'', and a monthly magazine, ''The Journal''. 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

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. Trinity Mirror purchased Local World in 2015, and is now known as Reach plc. The ''Hull Daily Mail'' is produced every day except for Sunday and has a readership of 10,232.

History

The paper's prehistory is indicated in the heading of the first issue on Tuesday, 29 September 1885 which reads ''Hull Daily Mail and East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Courier (with which is incorporated The Hull and Lincolnshire Times)''. The paper had 4 pages and cost one halfpenny and was published daily. Its political stance was declared as both defensive and aggressive Conservatism, though with regard to local affairs it would not be influenced by its national convictions. It would rely entirely on its own reporters and not use 'stereo'. For national news, it would draw on the best telegraphic communications. It aimed to be a profitable commercial venture, believing that profit would also ensure quality. From 8 March 1886, the paper was published as ''The Hull Daily Mail And Hull Packet''. The ''Hull Packet'' had nearly a century of history behind it, having run from 1787 to 26 February 1886 closing with issue number 5,288. The on-line archived ''Hull Daily Mail'' is a valuable record of the social history of the city from 1885 to 1950 and sets its story in the context of national and international events. Alongside major developments will be found the stories of minor achievements and minor crimes, of small clubs, pubs, theatres and cinemas, businesses, churches, schools and neighbourhood groups and within them 'snapshots' of individuals with no claim to fame other than that they were there. In 2015, the ''Hull Daily Mail'' received a new logo and general design to both the newspaper and website, replacing logos and styling that had been used since the mid-2000s, and introducing weekend supplements and a TV and entertainment guide named 'The View'. As part of a Trinity Mirror restructure, Neil Hodgkinson, editor of the ''Hull Daily Mail'', was promoted to

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in February 2016 for

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and

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regions, overseeing the ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' as well as the Mail. In March 2018 the Reach PLC titles for the North East, including the ''Chronicle'', ''Journal'' and ''Teesside Gazette'', were added to his portfolio of titles. The ''Hull Daily Mail'' changed its banner head on its website to 'Hull Live' after the company was taken over by Trinity Mirror in 2017. Trinity Mirror was re-branded Reach plc in May 2018.

Awards

The newspaper has won the award for Yorkshire Daily Newspaper of the Year five times, in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2012.

Supplements

*Monday – Extra Time (sport), The Match (

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reports) *Tuesday – Femail *Wednesday – The Business, HotShots (junior sport) *Thursday – Property Guide *Friday – Motor Mail *Saturday – The Guide (entertainment magazine, includes TV listings) For many years, a separate ''Sports Mail'' supplement was published Saturdays. Printed on distinctive green newsprint, it was available an hour after the end of the afternoon matches of the city's football and Rugby League teams, and newsagents would stay open specifically to sell and distribute it.

References

External links

''Hull Daily Mail'' official site
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