Local World
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | David Montgomery Chief Executive Officer Rachel Addison Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer |
| Owner | Trinity Mirror |
| Website | www |
Local World Ltd. is a large regional newspaper publisher in the UK that publishes 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 Daily Mail and General Trust's Northcliffe Media business, and the Yattendon Group's Iliffe newspaper group.[1]
In October 2015, Trinity Mirror reached agreement with Local World's other shareholders to buy the company.[2]
History
Local World was established in 2012 by David Montgomery, in order to purchase local newspaper businesses. In November 2012 it was announced that it would purchase Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust, and separately, the Iliffe newspaper group from the Yattendon Group.[1] The purchase of the businesses was approved by the Office of Fair Trading on 28 June 2013.[3]
In September 2015, Daily Mail and General Trust confirmed it had entered into talks to sell Local World to Trinity Mirror;[4] the sale was completed the following month.[5]
Titles
Ilife News and Media titles
- Cambridge News
- Hertfordshire Mercury
- Herts & Essex Observer
- Harlow Star
- The Advertiser
- Bedfordshire on Sunday
- Dunstable on Sunday
- Leighton Buzzard on Sunday
- Luton on Sunday
- MK News
- Burton Mail
- Staffordshire Newsletter
- Ashbourne News Telegraph
- Uttoxeter Advertiser
- Black Country Bugle
- Your Leek Paper
- Nuneaton News
- Staffordshire Life
References
- ^ a b "Daily Mail sells regional newspapers to Local World". BBC News. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Trinity Mirror buys newspaper rival Local World". BBC News. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Gavriel Hollander (28 June 2013). "OFT clearance for Local World deal". Press Gazette. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ Soumithri, Mamidipudi (14 September 2015). "Trinity Mirror in talks to buy rival Local World". Reuters. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (28 October 2015). "Trinity Mirror confirms £220m Local World deal". The Guardian.
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