Selby Times
The Selby Times is a local weekly newspaper covering the Selby and District area. It is a paid for title published weekly on Wednesdays and is the sister paper to the Goole Times with which is shares content and staff.
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Chronicle Publications Ltd |
| Publisher | Chronicle Publications |
| Editor | Jane Rogers |
| Deputy editor | Natalie Kershaw |
| Founded | 1860 |
| Language | English |
| Sister newspapers | Goole Times |
| Website | www |
History
The Selby Times was first published in 1860 by Mr Bellerby a printer and publisher.[1] The paper was commended for its 150th anniversary by an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons in 2010.[2]
Acquisition by Chronicle Publications
In July 2013 Johnston Press announced that they had reached agreement to sell the Selby Times and the Goole Courier plus the associated websites to Chronicle Publications Limited. Johnston Press had suffered from strikes in 2011 as a result of plans to reduce the number of job roles in its Yorkshire publications, and the Selby Times circulation figures released in February 2013 showed a reduction of 17.4% year on year to an average weekly figure of 5,765.[3]
Following completion of the acquisition, Chronicle made a number of changes to the Selby Times, these included merging the Selby Post, which it established previously, publishing under the name Selby Times & Post, and moving the publication day back to Wednesday after Johnston Press amended it from Thursday in 2012.[4]
References
- "Merchants leaflet" (PDF). selbytowncouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "150th ANNIVERSARY OF SELBY TIMES EDM #771". edm.parliament.uk.
- "Johnston Press to sell weeklies to independent publisher". holdthefrontpage.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Chronicle Publications announces plans to merge Selby Post and Selby Times". prolificnorth.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2020.