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| Format | Tabloid |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tri-Media Publishing |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Ceased publication | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Abingdon, Oxfordshire |
The South Oxfordshire Courier was a free newspaper distributed throughout the towns of Abingdon, Wantage, Faringdon, Wallingford and Didcot in Oxfordshire, UK. It was owned by Courier Newspapers (Oxford) Ltd and later Tri-Media Publishing. [1]
It was launched in 1981 and in 2004 was renamed Courier Journal as part of a merger with its sister paper, the Oxford Journal . The paper became part of the Milestone Group in 2003. In September 2006, the original title was reinstated after Milestone Group sold the Courier group to its managing director for £50,000. [2]
On 3 January 2008, it was announced that the South Oxfordshire Courier would be retired in favour of the Oxford Journal name, effectively ending the Courier after 27 years. However, a new paper was launched in August 2011 called the Oxfordshire Guardian , which covers the area of the Courier.
