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Type Daily Local Newspaper (Monday–Saturday)
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) Newsquest Media Group
Subsidiary of Gannett
EditorStephanie Preece
Launched29 January 1935;89 years ago (1935-01-29)
HeadquartersRedhill House
227 London Road
Worcester
WR5 2JG.
CityWorcester
CountryEngland, UK
Circulation 2,687(as of 2024) [1]
Sister newspapers Berrow's Worcester Journal
ISSN 1747-9150
OCLC number 456271916
Website worcesternews.co.uk

The Worcester News is a local newspaper, and the only daily newspaper in Worcester (UK), reporting on breaking news and local matters covering the City of Worcester and surrounding areas within the county. It was previously named Worcester Evening News until it was rebranded in July 2005.

Contents

The newspaper is published Monday to Saturday at its offices in Redhill House, Worcester.

The newspaper is owned by Newsquest Media Group, which was acquired by US-based Gannett in 1999.

The Worcester News was named Midlands Best Local Newspaper of the Year in 2010. [2]

Sections

The Worcester News has dedicated sections throughout the week:

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References

  1. "Worcester News". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. "Worcester News crowned region's top newspaper". Newspaper of the year - Worcester News. The Business Desk - Tomorrow's News Today. May 2010.