Somerset Live

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Somerset Live
Type of site
Regional newspapers website
Headquarters,
Area served Somerset and nearby
Owner Reach plc
EditorEmma Slee
Industry Publishing
URL www.somersetlive.co.uk
Commercialyes
Current statusActive

Somerset Live is a website covering news, entertainment and sport in Somerset and nearby areas in Dorset and Wiltshire. It is owned by Reach plc (formerly Trinity Mirror), with headquarters in Yeovil. [1]

The Somerset Live website moved onto a new platform in March 2017, and subsequently took over the websites of additional regional daily newspapers. [2] [3]

It operates as the website for a number of local newspapers, [1] including:

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References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". SomersetLive. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. Sharman, David (15 May 2017). "County-wide websites upgraded by regional publisher". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 Sharman, David (15 February 2018). "Almost 50 jobs at risk as Trinity Mirror unveils online rebrand of seven dailies". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 5 April 2018.