Tweeddale Press Group
The Tweeddale Press Group is a newspaper and magazine publisher in the Scottish Borders, which has been a subsidiary of the Johnston Press since 2000.
History
The Berwickshire Advertiser was established in 1808 and moved into premises at 90 Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1900.[1] Tweeddale Press Group was formed in 1950 when Berwick Advertiser owner Major J.I.M. Smail bought the Southern Reporter. [2] The group took over the Berwickshire News in 1957.[2] In 2000, the Smail family sold the Tweeddale Press Group to Johnston Press.[3]
Current titles
The group currently publishes the following titles:[4]
- Berwick Advertiser
- Berwickshire News
- Carrick Gazette
- East Lothian News
- Galloway Gazette
- Hawick News
- Lothian Times
- Midlothian Advertiser
- Musselburgh News
- Selkirk Weekend Advertiser
- Southern Reporter
- Peebles Times
Previous titles
Tweeddale Press Group previously owned and published other titles:
- Morpeth Herald was acquired by the group in 1983, then sold to Northeast Press in 1992.
- Ponteland Observer was bought by the group in 1984, with the last edition being published in January 1986 then merged with the Morpeth Herald.
- Alnwick Advertiser, founded by the group in 1979, was sold to Northeast Press in 1992 and immediately merged with their Northumberland Gazette.
- Kelso Chronicle and Jedburgh Gazette, an amalgamation of several previous titles, itself merged with the Southern Reporter in 1983.
References
- ^ "Tweeddale Press Group set to relocate in Berwick". The Berwickshire News. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Berwick Advertiser and Berwickshire News moving to new office". Berwickshire Advertiser. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Tweeddale Press managing director takes on new role". Berwick Advertiser. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Terms & Conditions". Johnston Press. Retrieved 7 February 2015.