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Newsquest
- Head Office: 58 Church Street, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8DP
- Website: www.newsquest.co.uk
Owned by US-based publisher Gannett, Newsquest is one of the UK’s largest publishers of local and regional newspapers with more than 300 titles.
Its major UK publishing centres include York and Glasgow and it employs more than 8,000 staff.
A relatively young company, Newsquest was born in 1995 from Reed Regional Newspapers and has since acquired long-established publisher Westminster Press.
More information can be found on the company’s website at www.newsquest.co.uk.
What we have written about Newsquest
Sister dailies’ editor quits to take top council comms job
News chief has spent a quarter of a century with publisher
Around 65 advertising jobs at risk at Archant following Newsquest takeover
Plans for redundancies at in-house ad agency confirmed
Regional publisher launches new video channel on YouTube
Reporters to feature in true crime documentaries
Publisher honours reporter who launched network for LGBTQ+ colleagues
Group rewards journalists for work in 2021
Newsquest recoups pandemic losses – but 72 journalists’ jobs lost
Publisher posts £45m profit in annual accounts
Editor helps homeless thanks to publisher’s paid day off scheme
Initiative encourages journalists to give time to good causes
Publisher to take on journalists at 16 in new apprenticeship scheme
Group reveals plan to recruit straight from school
Titles serving medium-sized towns risk ‘going to the wall’, publisher warns
Ministers urged to step in after industry warning
Dorries ‘minded to’ intervene on Newsquest and Archant merger
Fresh twist after minister shares competition fears
Newsquest axes five Archant directors including CEO and editorial boss
Restructure revealed to staff after takeover
Six jobs saved as strike action at dailies averted
Union says redundancies will not go ahead
MD to leave publisher after long career in regional press
Commercial chief to take over role
Daily blames cost-of-living crisis and pandemic for plan to axe six jobs
Strike threat issued over plan to make features department redundant
Archant sells four titles in wake of Newsquest takeover
Publications find “natural home” with new owner
Editor who runs county-wide news site to join rival publisher
Move to new job after eight years with company