The ''Gloucester Citizen'' is a local British weekly newspaper covering the areas of
Gloucester
Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east o ...
,
Stroud
Stroud is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District. The town's population was 13,500 in 2021.
Below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills, at the meeting point of the Five Va ...
and the
Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to ...
. It was a six-day-a-week newspaper until it went weekly in October 2017. The ''Gloucester Citizen'' is headquartered at
Gloucester Quays along with its sister newspaper the ''
Gloucestershire Echo''. Its current editor is Rachael Sugden.
History
The newspaper was originally founded on 9 April 1722 as ''The Gloucester Journal''. The ''Citizen'' first appeared on 1 May 1876.
Editions
The ''Gloucester Citizen'' is a former daily (six days per week) newspaper which went weekly from the October 12, 2017 issue, publishing on Thursdays. Before the changed frequency, it had a Saturday edition containing the ''Weekend'' magazine. There was also a Forest of Dean edition of the newspaper which was released on a Wednesday. The ''Pink 'Un'', focusing on the sport side of the county, was a supplement which came out each Monday with the newspaper and ''Citizen People'' focusing on the individual local communities also releases on Monday.
Ownership
In 2012,
Local World acquired owner Northcliffe Media from
Daily Mail and General Trust
Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) is a British multinational media company, the owner of the '' Daily Mail'' and several other titles. The 4th Viscount Rothermere is the chairman and controlling shareholder of the company. The head office i ...
.
Daily Mail sells regional newspapers to Local World
BBC News, 21 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013. In 2015, Trinity Mirror bought Local World's newspapers and online services.
See also
*'' Gloucestershire Echo'', a sister paper for the Cheltenham
Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral s ...
area.
References
External links
''Gloucester Citizen''
Newspapers published in Gloucestershire
Publications established in 1876
1876 establishments in England
Daily newspapers published in the United Kingdom
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