How did your paper perform in the latest ABC figures published today? Here’s the full list of UK regional dailies, in order of the percentage increase or decrease between December 2008 and December 2007.
England
Manchester Evening News 153,724, +89.0pc
Reading Evening Post 12,879, +5.9pc
Birmingham Post 12,791 +1.9pc
Cambridge News 25,195, -2.0pc
The Echo (Southend, Basildon, Castle Point) 33,957, -2.5pc
Halifax Evening Courier 19,128, -2.8pc
Northern Echo 48,783, -2.9pc
Dorset Echo 18,026, -4.1pc
Northants Evening Telegraph 21,253, -4.1pc
Herald Express (Torquay) 22,980, -4.2pc
Yorkshire Post 45,718, -4.3pc
Telegraph and Argus (Bradford) 34,042, -4.4pc
The Press (York) 31,569, -4.5pc
North West Evening Mail (Barrow) 17,654, -4.7pc
Swindon Advertiser 20,845, -5pc
News and Star (Carlisle) 21,776, -5.2pc
Daily Echo (Bournemouth) 30,754, -5.2pc
Northampton Chronicle and Echo 19,016, -5.3pc
Shropshire Star 67,726, -5.3pc
The News (Portsmouth) 49,628, -5.5pc
Eastern Daily Press 61,143, -5.5pc
Southern Daily Echo (Southampton) 36,906, 5.8pc
Wigan Evening Post8,248, -5.9pc
The Herald (Plymouth) 34,342, -6.0pc
Express & Star (Wolverhampton) 130,216, -6.2pc
Lancashire Telegraph (Blackburn) 28,569, -6.2pc
The Sentinel 58,049, -6.2pc
Huddersfield Daily Examiner 23,290, -6.3pc
Burton Mail 13,734, -6.3pc
Shields Gazette 17,522, -6.4pc
East Anglian Daily Times 32,208, -6.4pc
Hartlepool Mail 17,044, -6.5pc
Worcester News 16,507, -6.6pc
Express and Echo (Exeter) 19,353, -6.8pc
Bolton News 27,540, -6.8pc
Oxford Mail 23,402, -6.8pc
Scarborough Evening News 12,676, -7pc
Coventry Telegraph & The Pink 43,594, -7.1pc
Lancashire Evening Post 28,275, -7.2pc
The Gazette (Colchester) 20,523, -7.3pc
Leicester Mercury 64,919, -7.3pc
The Journal 32,859, -7.4pc
The Gazette (Blackpool) 26,968, -7.6pc
Hull Daily Mail 51,866, -7.7pc
Yorkshire Evening Post 49,064, -7.9pc
Oldham Evening Chroncile 19,289, -8.1pc
Liverpool Echo 97,779, -8.1pc
Western Morning News 37,819, -8.1pc
Western Daily Press 38,211, -8.2pc
Norwich Evening News 21,030, -8.2pc
Evening Gazette (Teesside) 46,692, -8.3pc
Derby Evening Telegraph 39,152, -8.4pc
Birmingham Mail 61,526, -8.5pc
Scunthorpe Telegraph 18,823, -8.5pc
The Argus (Brighton) 30,070, -8.5pc
Sunderland Echo & Football Echo 39,159, -8.7pc
Grimsby Telegraph 31,538, -8.8pc
Peterborough Evening Telegraph 16,428, -9.0pc
Bristol Evening Post 46,552, -9.3pc
Lincolnshire Echo 20,181, -9.4pc
Sheffield Star and Green ‘Un 47,216, -9.5pc
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle) 67,103, -10.5pc
The Citizen (Gloucester) 23,474, -10.6pc
Gloucestershire Echo 18,850, -10.6pc
Nottingham Evening Post 51,526, -10.7pc
Evening Star (Ipswich) 17,548, -11pc
Doncaster Star 3,384, -14.1pc
Liverpool Daily Post 12,910, -17.1pc
Wales
South Wales Argus (Newport) 27,101, -4.8pc
Daily Post (North Wales) 34,601, -5pc
Evening Leader (Wrexham) 20,073, -5.2pc
South Wales Evening Post (Swansea) 47,875, -6.7pc
South Wales Echo 41,500, -9.9pc
Western Mail 33,693, -10.3pc
Scotland
Evening Express (Aberdeen) 52,029, -2.5pc
Press and Journal 78,121, -2.6pc
Evening Telegraph (Dundee) 23,048, -5.3pc
The Courier & Advertiser (Dundee) 69,414, -5.5pc
Greenock Telegraph 16,349, -6.2pc
Edinburgh Evening News 47,129, -7.3pc
Paisley Daily Express 8,831, -7.3pc
Evening Times (Glasgow) 68,422, -8.1pc
Northern Ireland
Irish News 47,819, +0.1
News Letter (Belfast) 25,253, -4.6pc
Belfast Telegraph 69,457, -8.1pc
Channel Islands
Guernsey Press & Star 15,780, -2.6pc
Jersey Evening Post 20,070, -4.9pc
Comments
Diesel74 (27/02/2009 09:48:56)
A pretty poor performance all round. Doubtless the editors will be blaming the internet and not the constant rounds of editorial cuts we have seen in the industry for the past 30 or so years. There is a lack of investment in real local news, once the pride of most of these titles. The internet is not replacing local newspapers, they are dying of their own accord. Profits, profits, profits. That’s all that matters. Forget the readers, otherwise there would be investment in staff, proper wages, investment in proper training and a desire to win back sales.
justifiedpessamism (27/02/2009 11:34:26)
When I started in this job more than six years ago the circulation at my paper was double what it is now.
Jambo (27/02/2009 14:20:07)
Jeez, Justified – scary figure. I always worry, too, about what happens when the old folks, who love a local rag, start dying off…
mange tout rodney (27/02/2009 19:45:34)
How can you worry about a silly thing like circulation and committment to local news when all that money from the 25-30% margins is declining at such a rate. A small town like mine can only afford to send a few million to the newspaper group shareholders now. Shame on you selfish people. I intend launch ‘comic’ relief and ask all our businesses that are struggling so much to dig deep and pay at least double for their advertising.