The Buteman

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The Buteman
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) JPIMedia
EditorCraig Borland [1]
Founded13 December 1854;168 years ago (1854-12-13) [2]
Ceased publication21 June 2019 (2019-06-21)
Headquarters5 Victoria Street
ROTHESAY
PA20 0AJ [3]
Website www.buteman.co.uk

The Buteman was a weekly tabloid newspaper serving the Isle of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It first published in 1854 and ceased in 2019. The final publisher was Angus County Press Ltd, a company within the Scotland and North East England division of JPIMedia.

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History

The first issue of The Buteman, A General Advertiser for the Western Isles was published on 13 December 1854 from premises in 23 High Street in Rothesay, the only town on the island. In the 20th century the paper's offices had several moves: to Moodie's Court, then to Montague Street, and then Castle Street where staff were located until 2002. The paper was printed on the island until 1980. [3]

In 1981 the paper was taken into ownership by Goldenbolt International. In November 1997 Score Press, the newspaper division of Scottish Radio Holdings, acquired the title for £300,000. In 2006 it was sold to Johnston Press. [3]

In 2015 the paper was selling 1800 to 2000 copies each week. Following the announcement by the local authority that Rothesay would be taking Syrian refugees, there were comments left on the paper's website. The editor Craig Borland responded by writing an editorial in defence of welcoming the refugees and won praise for this community leadership. [4]

In 2018 the owners Johnston Press went into administration and JPI media took the title over. [5] The two remaining staff for the paper were based in Edinburgh. [6] [7] [8]

The last audited circulation figures of 730 were in 2018 and the population of Bute the previous year was 6,144. Circulation dropped further to 500 and JPI Media announced closure of the paper. [5] The final edition of the paper was published on 21 June 2019. [6] [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Editor - Craig Borland - News". The Buteman. 14 April 2004. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Historical perspective for Rothesay". Scottish-places.info. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "All Bute's news since 1854". The Buteman. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Greenslade, Roy (16 November 2015). "Local newspaper editor slaps down bigots to welcome Syrian refugees". The Guardian . Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 "The Buteman weekly newspaper to close after 165 years". BBC News . 4 June 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. 1 2 McKenna, Kevin (15 June 2019). "Bute loses the newspaper that was at the island's heart for 165 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Newspaper Reports". Nsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "The Buteman | British Newspapers Online". Britishpapers.co.uk. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "JPIMedia to close the Buteman after 164 years - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage".
  10. ↑ "Weekly covering Scottish island closes after circulation drops below 550". 4 June 2019.


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