Taunton Times

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Taunton Times
TypeWeekly
Formattabloid
Owner(s)Northcliffe Media
Founded1998
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication2006

The Taunton Times was a free weekly newspaper, in Taunton, Somerset, England. [1]

It was owned by Northcliffe Media, part of the Daily Mail and General Trust newsgroup and ran from 1998 before it ceased publication in November 2006. Northcliffe claimed the award-winning paper was not making enough money. [2]

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References

  1. "Taunton Times". NNG Newspaper. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
  2. Brook, Stephen (2006-11-03). "Northcliffe closes Taunton Times". NNG Newspaper. London. Retrieved 2008-03-30.