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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Northcliffe Media |
| Editor | Andy Wright |
| Founded | 1858 |
| Political allegiance | Conservative |
| Price | £0. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Northcliffe Media (formerly Northcliffe Newspapers Group) is a large regional newspaper publisher in the UK and Central and Eastern Europe owned by the Daily Mail and General Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common See also Pound (currency.The pound sign (" £ " or " ₤ " is the symbol for the Pound sterling —the currency of the 45 |
| Headquarters | Temple Way, Bristol |
| Website: westpress.co.uk | |
The Western Daily Press is a regional newspaper covering parts of South West England , mainly Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset as well as the metropolitan areas of Bath and North East Somerset and the Bristol area. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a Unitary authority that was created on 1 April 1996 It is published Monday to Saturday in Bristol, UK. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The majority of its readers are in rural areas, small towns and villages throughout the region and the paper's coverage of rural, agricultural and countryside issues is particularly strong. Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time It also has a good record in picking up quirky and bizarre stories which would otherwise not be publicised. Politically it tends to be conservative although its coverage of the UK ban on fox hunting was neutral, recognising that even in rural areas people are very divided on the issue. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking chase and sometimes killing of a fox traditionally a Red fox, by trained Foxhounds or other Scent hounds
It was founded by Scottish businessman Peter Stewart Macliver and Newcastle journalist Walter Reid and first published on June 1, 1858. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Macliver went on to also found the Bristol Evening Post and the Bristol Observer. The Bristol Evening Post is an evening Newspaper covering news in the city of Bristol, including stories from the whole of Greater Bristol. The Bristol Observer started out as a Kingswood and Keynsham Observer a weekly paper but at this time it was a paid for publication
The Western Daily was bought by Bristol United Press (BUP), the same company which publishes the Bristol Evening Post, in 1959 and since 1974 has been based at the company's building in Temple Way. The Bristol Evening Post is an evening Newspaper covering news in the city of Bristol, including stories from the whole of Greater Bristol. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. BUP was bought in 1999 by the Daily Mail and General Trust, the media conglomerate which also publishes mass-circulation UK tabloid the Daily Mail and is now part of the its Northcliffe Group of regional newspapers. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Daily Mail and General Trust plc ( is one of the Europe's largest media companies and has interests in national and regional Newspapers, Television A media conglomerate describes companies that own large numbers of companies in various Mass media such as Television, Radio, Publishing, A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format
As with most UK titles, the Western Daily Press has been fighting declining newspaper circulation figures in recent years and now sells fewer than 41,000 copies per day. A Newspaper 's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day This is a particular problem for the Western Daily Press since its circulation area is very wide and costs of distributing papers and maintaining local journalists are disproportionately high.
In 2005 a number of staff were laid off at BUP titles and management have been trying to achieve economies through staff cuts sharing of resources between the different papers. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This prompted some Western Daily Press journalists to attempt to auction themselves on eBay as a joke. eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and The National Union of Journalists has been highly critical of these cuts and is particularly active in Bristol; the union says that despite declining circulation the newspapers remain extremely profitable, partly due to advertising revenue, and that the economies are being driven by the unrealistic expectations of shareholders. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The National Union of Journalists ( NUJ) is a Trade union for Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand A mutual shareholder or stockholder is an Individual or company (including a Corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of
The current editor is Andy Wright.
External links
- Official website
- Circulation statistics from the UK Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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