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| Type | Daily newspaper (excluding Sundays) |
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| Format | Local newspaper |
| Owner | Johnston Press |
| Editor | David Helliwell |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Headquarters | The Gazette Avroe House, Blackpool |
| Official website | http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk |
The Blackpool Gazette is an English evening newspaper based in Blackpool, Lancashire. Published every day except Sunday, it covers the towns and communities of the Fylde coast. It was formerly named the Evening Gazette after initially being named The West Lancashire Evening Gazette.
Background
The newspaper is published by Blackpool Gazette & Herald Ltd, and is known locally as The Gazette. Two other weekly newspapers are also published - the Lytham St.Annes Express and the Fleetwood Weekly News, as well as one free weekly newspaper, the Blackpool Reporter. All are owned by Johnston Press.[1]
The Gazette also publishes a daily online version in Polish, Witryana Polska - Polish Gazette to cater for the local Polish community.[2]
References
- ^ "Company Directory: Blackpool Gazette & Herald Ltd". Johnston Press. http://www.johnstonpress.co.uk/Company_Directory.aspx#blackpool. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ "Polish Gazette in the TV spotlight". Blackpool Gazette. 2006-11-13. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpool-news/Polish-Gazette-in-the-TV.1874795.jp. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
External links
- Blackpool Gazette online
- Lytham St.Annes Express online
- Fleetwood Weekly News online
- Witryana Polska - Polish Gazette
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