- Shields Gazette
The "Shields Gazette", established in
1849 , is a daily evening newspaper. It is the oldest provincial evening newspaper in theUnited Kingdom . [cite web
title = History of North East Press
work =Shields Gazette
publisher =Johnston Press
url = http://www.shieldsgazette.com/CustomPages/CustomPage.aspx?sectionid=6602
accessdate = 2007-05-20
quote = The Gazette is the UK's oldest provincial evening newspaper and was first published in 1849. ]It was originally established as a weekly paper,the North and South Shields Gazette, becoming a daily evening paper on the repeal of Stamp Duty in 1855. Later it became the Shields Gazette and Shipping Telegraph.
It is now part of
North East Press , a division ofJohnston Press , and the paper has been printed on the presses of theSunderland Echo inPennywell ,Sunderland , since 1992.The paper actually covers the whole of
South Tyneside , with a separate edition forJarrow andHebburn . Even so, it is unusual for an area of this size to have its own evening paper. It is well supported by local people, with a readership of around 70,000-plus.Footnotes
Other links
* [http://www.southtynesidetoday.co.uk Shields Gazette website]
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