Lincolnshire Echo
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The Lincolnshire Echo is a morning daily British
regional newspaper for Lincolnshire
, founded in 1894, which is published Monday to Saturday. It is owned by Northcliffe Newspapers. The main area for the paper's distribution is in or around Lincoln
.
In 2005 the printing plant in Lincoln was closed and production was moved to Grimsby then later to Derby. It now prints in Horncastle and is available for sale from 7am. There is no second edition and the paper uses its sister website www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk to break stories that happen during the day. The Lincolnshire Echo building was sold in April 2009 to the University of Lincoln
. The Lincolnshire Echo has moved to office space in Witham Wharf, still in the city centre.
Lincolnshire Media Ltd also produces a series of Target newspapers - free weekly newspapers containing articles from the previous week's Echo for specific areas, including Lincoln, Gainsborough
, Boston
, Sleaford, East Coast and Louth
. The Retford Times
is a weekly paid-for newspaper for the town of Retford
, also produced by the group.
, the Echo has an average circulation of 17,667, though many of the free Target newspapers have higher circulation figures.
The paper was named "Regional Newspaper of the Year" by the Newspaper Society in April 2005. The current acting editor is Steven Fletcher.
With changing habits and the economic downturn the Lincolnshire Echo's parent company saw a 91 per cent drop in operating profit at UK regional newspaper division Northcliffe Media.
It was announced on 16 September 2011, the Lincolnshire Echo is to become a weekly paper, following the Scunthorpe Telegraph and other Northcliffe papers.
During the period 2002-2005, the paper played a major role in exposing a local political scandal, when it challenged Jim Speechley, the then Conservative leader of Lincolnshire County Council, who was jailed for 18 months in 2004 for financial corruption.
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regional newspaper for Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, founded in 1894, which is published Monday to Saturday. It is owned by Northcliffe Newspapers. The main area for the paper's distribution is in or around Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
.
In 2005 the printing plant in Lincoln was closed and production was moved to Grimsby then later to Derby. It now prints in Horncastle and is available for sale from 7am. There is no second edition and the paper uses its sister website www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk to break stories that happen during the day. The Lincolnshire Echo building was sold in April 2009 to the University of Lincoln
University of Lincoln
The University of Lincoln is an English university founded in 1992, with origins tracing back to the foundation and association with the Hull School of Art 1861....
. The Lincolnshire Echo has moved to office space in Witham Wharf, still in the city centre.
Lincolnshire Media Ltd also produces a series of Target newspapers - free weekly newspapers containing articles from the previous week's Echo for specific areas, including Lincoln, Gainsborough
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Gainsborough is a town 15 miles north-west of Lincoln on the River Trent within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. At one time it served as an important port with trade downstream to Hull, and was the most inland in England, being more than 55 miles from the North...
, Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
, Sleaford, East Coast and Louth
Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
. The Retford Times
Retford Times
The Retford Times is a weekly local newspaper founded in 1869. It is distributed in and around the area of the North Nottinghamshire market town of Retford. The newspaper contains local news and views from resident people as well as a property section for Retford and the surrounding villages. The...
is a weekly paid-for newspaper for the town of Retford
Retford
Retford is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles from the city of Nottingham, and 23 miles west of Lincoln, in the district of Bassetlaw. The town is situated in a valley with the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal running through the centre of the...
, also produced by the group.
, the Echo has an average circulation of 17,667, though many of the free Target newspapers have higher circulation figures.
The paper was named "Regional Newspaper of the Year" by the Newspaper Society in April 2005. The current acting editor is Steven Fletcher.
With changing habits and the economic downturn the Lincolnshire Echo's parent company saw a 91 per cent drop in operating profit at UK regional newspaper division Northcliffe Media.
It was announced on 16 September 2011, the Lincolnshire Echo is to become a weekly paper, following the Scunthorpe Telegraph and other Northcliffe papers.
During the period 2002-2005, the paper played a major role in exposing a local political scandal, when it challenged Jim Speechley, the then Conservative leader of Lincolnshire County Council, who was jailed for 18 months in 2004 for financial corruption.