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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
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
Regional press groups to merge as Archant is sold to Newsquest
Deal believed to be in the region of £10m
Websites share £800,000 grant funding for new Welsh language news service
Publisher recruited two journalists for new initiative
Newsquest to donate 5p from every paper sold today to Ukraine
Money will go to Red Cross fund to support victims
Page view targets scheme ‘causing stress in 80pc of journalists’ claims union
Call for “overhaul of editorial pay”
News groups on brink of £10m merger, claims broadcaster
Claim comes after period of exclusive talks
Hundreds of reporters receiving page view target bonuses, reveals publisher
Group reveals figure after rival’s plan launched
Publisher wins exclusive rights to broadcast Line of Duty reunion
Hopes for subscription boost after daily’s coup
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