Stornoway Gazette

The Stornoway Gazette is a local newspaper reporting on local issues in the Western Isles of Scotland, specifically Stornoway and the Outer Hebrides.

In 2004, nine months of head-to-head competition with a rival title ended with The Hebridean ceasing publication. Following this, the Gazette acquired the title and the publication rights to The Hebridean.[1]

Johnston Press, the Edinburgh-based newspaper group, became the owner of the paper in 2004 when they bought Score Press, which had been a division of Scottish Radio Holdings.[2]

In 2013, when the Gazette was 96 years old, it was decided that it would relaunch as a compact.[3]

It was awarded 2013 Newspaper of the Year at the annual Highlands and Islands Media Awards.[4]

References
  1. "Hebridean reborn with purchase by rival Gazette". Press Gazette. 18 February 2004. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. West, Karl (22 June 2005). "Johnston Press picks up SRH local newspaper division". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  3. "Stornoway Gazette to go tabloid". BBC News. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  4. "Highlands and Islands Media Awards". Highlands and Islands Press Ball and Media Awards 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
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