South Wales Argus

Infobox Newspaper
name = The South Wales Argus


caption = Headline from The South Wales Argus during the week of 2007-07-29
type = Daily newspaper
format = Tabloid
foundation = 1892 ["The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales". John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pg615 ISBN 9780708319536]
ceased publication =
price = 40p (2008)
owners = Newsquest
publisher = Newsquest Media (Southern) Ltd.
editor =
circulation = 30,000
headquarters = Cardiff Road, Maesglas, Newport NP20 3QN
ISSN =
website = [http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/ South Wales Argus]

The South Wales Argus is a daily newspaper published in the city of Newport. Its circulation area is the historic county of Monmouthshire, including the towns of Abergavenny, Blackwood, Caldicot, Chepstow, Cwmbran, Ebbw Vale, Machen and Pontypool, as well as Newport. Its editor is Gerry Keighley and assistant editor is Mark Templeton.

An early description of the paper reads, "The "South Wales Argus", the only evening paper printed and published in Newport and Monmouthshire was established in 1892, and the "South Wales Weekly Argus" and "Star of Gwent" the only weekly paper printed and published in Newport, was established in 1829. Both have a large and influential circulation in Monmouthshire, Glamorganshire, Gloucestershire and Brecknockshire. A leading object in the management has been to keep the legitimate claims of Newport and the County to the front, the proprietary including gentlemen, largely interested in the industrial, shipping, mining and commercial life of Newport, the neighbouring counties, and of South Wales generally". [Yesterday's Newport, Terry Underwood]

The Argus has a circulation of around 30,000 and is owned by Newsquest, a subsidiary of Gannett. [ [http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk The South Wales Argus] , retrieved 2007-08-04] [ [http://www.newsquest.co.uk/contacts/ Newsquest contacts] , retrieved 2007-08-04] [ [http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/subscribe/ The South Wales Argus subscription page] , retrieved 2007-08-04] [ [http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/subscribe/abouttheargus/ About the Argus] , retrieved 2007-08-04]

From its first publication until March 7 2008 the paper was an evening paper printed in Newport. From March 10 2008 the paper is now a morning paper printed in Oxford or Worcester.

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