Hemel hempstead gazette
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The Hemel Hempstead Gazette is the local paper for the Hemel Hempstead
area in the United Kingdom
.
From 1973 it was known simply as the Hemel Hempstead Gazette, and from 1991 as The Gazette.
The paper has generated two siblings, the Berkhamsted & Tring Gazette and the free doorstep delivered Herald Express, all of which come from the same offices.
The Gazette's online presence is known as "hemeltoday", with archives going back to 1990.
In 2009 two additional websites were created to complement the Berkhamsted and Tring editions.
The editor of the Gazette is John Francis, and the deputy editor is Wes Smith. About 10 people work in the editorial department which is the central hub of the business's operation.
It is based at Newspaper House, 39 Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP1 1LH.
The Hemel Hempstead Gazette is part of Premier Newspapers Ltd which itself is part of the Johnston Press
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Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire in the East of England, to the north west of London and part of the Greater London Urban Area. The population at the 2001 Census was 81,143 ....
area in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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History
It was first published in 1858 as The Hemel Hempstead Gazette and West Herts Advertiser , this was renamed in 1899 as The Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead Gazette and West Herts Advertiser and it was published under this title until 1973.From 1973 it was known simply as the Hemel Hempstead Gazette, and from 1991 as The Gazette.
The paper has generated two siblings, the Berkhamsted & Tring Gazette and the free doorstep delivered Herald Express, all of which come from the same offices.
Publication, production and ownership
Both geographic editions of The Gazette appear on Wednesdays.The Gazette's online presence is known as "hemeltoday", with archives going back to 1990.
In 2009 two additional websites were created to complement the Berkhamsted and Tring editions.
The editor of the Gazette is John Francis, and the deputy editor is Wes Smith. About 10 people work in the editorial department which is the central hub of the business's operation.
It is based at Newspaper House, 39 Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP1 1LH.
The Hemel Hempstead Gazette is part of Premier Newspapers Ltd which itself is part of the Johnston Press
Johnston Press
Johnston Press plc is a newspaper publishing company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. Its flagship titles are The Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post; it also operates many other newspapers around the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man. It is the second-largest publisher...
group of local newspapers. ref name="Mediauk"/> It is printed in Sheffield.
External links
- The Newspaper Society praises the Gazette's reportage of the Buncefield explosion , The Newspaper Society, 15 December 2005, Accessed November 2009
- Readership report for Hemel Hempstead Gazette at JICREG, Retrieved November 2009
- Archive of 'Gazzer' Cartoons, featuring the Hemel Hempstead Gazette's mascot dog.