Somerset County Gazette

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Somerset County Gazette
Type Weekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s) Newsquest
Editorvacancy
Founded1836
Political alignmentNone
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersTangier 2, Tangier Central, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4AS
Circulation 7,369(as of 2022) [1]
Website www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk

The Somerset County Gazette is a weekly tabloid newspaper in Somerset, England. It is published in a tabloid format on a weekly basis.

History

It was founded in 1836, [2] and is now owned by Newsquest. [3]

The newspaper was re-launched in November 2016, under the County Gazette masthead, with the tagline 'Somerset's heartbeat', losing the full Somerset County Gazette logo and web address from the front page. [4]

The County Gazette's sports coverage received an Highly Commended honour for Outstanding Newspaper Coverage at the 2018 Domestic Cricket Journalism Awards, which are organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board. [5]

The newspaper, including editorial and advertising teams, is based in Taunton, Somerset. The Somerset County Gazette moved out of its historic offices close to Somerset County Cricket Club to new offices at Tangier Way, in February 2019. [6]

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References

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  2. "Somerset County Gazette". British Newspapers Online. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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  4. David Sharman (27 November 2015). "Queen sends 'best wishes' to journalists as weekly relaunches". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. "Yorkshire Post wins top prize at ECB Cricket Journalism Awards - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage".
  6. "The County Gazette has moved - but don't worry, we'll still bring you the top local stories".