''Waltham Forest Guardian'' now known as ''
Your Local Guardian'', is a weekly local newspaper sold every Thursday in the London boroughs of
Waltham Forest
The London Borough of Waltham Forest () is a London borough in north-east London, England. Its population is estimated to be 276,983 in 2019. It borders five other London boroughs: Enfield to the north-west, Haringey to the west, Hackney to t ...
and
Redbridge.
The newspaper's weekly circulation is 2,508 copies, according to ABC figures for July to December 2017.
The paper is part of the Guardian Series of local newspapers, which also included the ''Chingford Guardian'', ''
Wanstead and Woodford Guardian'', and the ''
Epping Forest Guardian
The ''Epping Forest Guardian'' now known as '' Your Local Guardian'' as a result of rebranding is a local newspaper sold every Thursday in the district of Epping Forest
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''.
The group is owned by
Newsquest, which also prints dozens of local and regional papers across the UK.
History
Early days
The newspaper was founded in 1876 under the name ''The Walthamstow and Leyton Guardian''.
In 1935 the ''Walthamstow Guardian'' opened new headquarters in Forest Road.
The newspaper group merged with the ''Epping Gazette'' series in 1942.
In 1978 the company moved to new headquarters in Forest Road, Walthamstow. Production later moved to an office in Larkshall Road, Highams Park.
Relocation from Waltham Forest
In 2009 production of the newspaper moved out of Waltham Forest for the first time in its history, with staff relocating to an office in nearby
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Places
Australia
* Epping, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
** Epping railway station, Sydney
* Electoral district of Epping, the corresponding seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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in Essex. The newspaper subsequently relocated again to a
Newsquest office in Watford.
In May 2015
Newsquest announced it was moving some of the newspaper's production to a 'subbing hub' in
Weymouth, Dorset
Weymouth is a seaside town in Dorset, on the English Channel coast of England. Situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey, south of the county town of Dorchester, Weymouth had a population of 53,427 in 2021. It is the third ...
. The publisher said the move was an investment in the 'installation of a new editorial system to improve operational efficiency within the business and save costs'.
But just over a year later, in August 2016, the move was dubbed a 'failed experiment' by the
National Union of Journalists
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a trade union for journalists in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was founded in 1907 and has 38,000 members. It is a member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
Structure
There is ...
after
Newsquest announced it was cutting 19 jobs at the Weymouth site and again moving production of its newspapers back to local regions. The Weymouth office was then closed in June 2017.
Rebranding
In September 2018 the newspaper was rebranded as ''Your Local Guardian'', the result of a merger between the Chingford, Wanstead and Woodford and Waltham Forest editions.
Editors
* Peter Dyke 2000s
* Pat Stannard (Wanstead and Woodford) 2000s - 2008
* Amanda Patterson (group editor) 2007 - 2012
* Anthony Longden (editorial director) 2008 - 2012
* Tim Jones (group editor) 2012 - 2017
* Victoria Birch (group editor) 2017–present
References
External links
Waltham Forest Guardianwww.facebook.com/newsguardianseries
Media and communications in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
London newspapers
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