The latest ABC regional newspaper results, covering the January – June 2017 period, reveal a consistently static picture for newspaper groups. So, er, there’s not much of a story to tell.
Best you just check out the chart below for all the details and we’ll crack on with something else.
| Top 10 Regional Newspapers By Circulation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Media Owner | Jun – Dec 2016 | Jan – Jun 2017 | % Change |
| Express & Star (West Midlands) | The Midland News Association | 55,373 | 51,722 | -0.07 |
| Aberdeen – Press & Journal | D C Thomson & Co Ltd | 51,880 | 49,475 | -0.05 |
| Manchester Evening News | Trinity Mirror plc | 47,052 | 42,285 | -0.10 |
| Liverpool Echo | Trinity Mirror plc | 44,427 | 41,773 | -0.06 |
| Aberdeen Citizen | D C Thomson & Co Ltd | 40,536 | 40,439 | -0.00 |
| Belfast Telegraph | Independent News & Media (NI) | 40,042 | 39,314 | -0.02 |
| Dundee – The Courier | D C Thomson & Co Ltd | 39,324 | 37,142 | -0.06 |
| Irish News – Morning | Irish News Co | 35,523 | 36,115 | 0.02 |
| Sunday Life | Independent News & Media (NI) | 36,467 | 36,046 | -0.01 |
| Surrey & Hants Star Courier | Trinity Mirror plc | 41,382 | 34,067 | -0.18 |
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| Top Regional Newspaper Groups By Circulation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Media Owner | Jun – Dec 2016 | Jan – Jun 2017 | % Change |
| The National Group | The National | 1,643,086 | 1,607,470 | -0.02 |
| Trinity Mirror Regional – Big City (Group) | Trinity Mirror plc | 152,630 | 141,504 | -0.07 |
| Trinity Mirror Regional Dailies (6 month Group) | Trinity Mirror plc | 359,723 | 340,653 | -0.05 |
| Walsall Advertiser incorporating the Great Barr Observer – Group | Trinity Mirror plc | n/a | 44,259 | n/a |
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