South West News Service is one of the largest news agencies

News agency

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  in the UK, supplying editorial copy and pictures to national and international clients. Operating from offices in Bristol

Bristol

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, Plymouth

Plymouth

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, Leamington Spa

Leamington Spa

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 and Cambridge

Cambridge

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, SWNS employs over 40 reporters and photographers. Originally founded as The Bristol Agency in the early 1970's, the SWNS is now run by partners

Partner (business rank)

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 Andy Young, Paul Walters and Martin Winter. In 2010 SWNS launched the website SWNS.com (Small World News Service) as a first hand source of current affairs and general interest news.

SWNS has two public relations

Public relations

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divisions: 72Point and Palamedes PR.