Tweeddale Press Group

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The Tweeddale Press Group was a newspaper and magazine publisher in the Scottish Borders. It evolved from the newspapers owned by successive generations of the Richardson, later Smail, family, from 1808. It became a subsidiary of Johnston Press in 1999, and was dissolved in 2020 following the liquidation of Johnston Press.

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History

The Berwick Advertiser was established in 1808 and moved into premises at 90 Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1900. [1] Tweeddale Press Group was formed in 1950 when Berwick Advertiser owner Major J.I.M. Smail bought the Southern Reporter. [2] [3] The group took over the Berwickshire News in 1957. [3] In 1999, the Smail family sold the Tweeddale Press Group to Johnston Press. [4] [5]

Current titles

Under Johnston Press ownership, the group published the following titles: [6]

Previous titles

Tweeddale Press Group previously owned and published other titles:

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References

  1. "Tweeddale Press Group set to relocate in Berwick". The Berwickshire News. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. Turvill, William (21 July 2014). "Berwick Advertiser to leave home of 114 years following Johnston Press sale". Press Gazette . Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Berwick Advertiser and Berwickshire News moving to new office". Berwickshire Advertiser. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. "Johnston Press nets Tweeddale minnow". The Herald . Glasgow. 23 November 1999. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. "Tweeddale Press managing director takes on new role". Berwick News. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. "Terms & Conditions". Johnston Press . Retrieved 7 February 2015.