Southwark News

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Southwark News
TypeLocal weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s)Southwark Newspaper Limited
EditorKevin Quinn [1]
Managing editorsChris Mullany
Kevin Quinn [2]
Language English
HeadquartersThe Biscuit Factory [3]
100 Drummond Road
London SE16 4DG
United Kingdom
Website www.southwarknews.co.uk

Southwark News is a weekly local newspaper based in Southwark, south London, England. It is the only independent, paid-for newspaper in London. The newspaper is owned and run by Southwark Newspaper Limited, based in Bermondsey. [1]

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Southwark News was founded by Dave Clark as the Bermondsey News in 1987, later expanding to the borough and the surrounding area. [2] It was funded for a time by Barry Albin-Dyer. In 2002, Albin-Dyer offered to sell the company to Chris Mullany and Kevin Quinn, and they bought the business. [4]


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