Dunfermline Press

Scottish tabloid newspaper

Dunfermline PressType| Weekly newspaper

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Format| Tabloid
Owner(s)| Newsquest
Founded| 1859 (1859)
Headquarters| Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Circulation| 5,408 (as of 2023)[1]
Website| dunfermlinepress.com

The Dunfermline Press and West of Fife Advertiser (commonly known as the Dunfermline Press in Scotland and simply The Press in the Dunfermline area) is a weekly Scottish tabloid newspaper, based in Dunfermline, Fife.

## History

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The Dunfermline Press was founded in 1859 by the Romanes family. The family owned several other local newspapers, including the Border Telegraph and Stirling News and increased their portfolio by 14 when taking over Berkshire Regional Newspapers from Trinity Mirror.[2] In 2005 the group acquired its first company without newspapers when it bought Your Radio FM.

With average sales of 21,852[3][when?] the newspaper was read by more people in the Dunfermline area than any other quality newspapers combined. When included with the other local newspapers owned and published by the Dunfermine Press Group, such as the Central Fife Times and the Fife and Kinross Extra, the Dunfermline Press Group claimed to reach over 100,000 readers in East Central Scotland.[4]

Dunfermline Press went into receivership after the death of owner Deirdre Romanes and were acquired by management and Lloyds Bank under the name Romanes Media in 2012.[5] Newsquest acquired Romanes Media in 2015.[6][7]

Historical copies of the Dunfermline Press, dating back to 1859, are available to search and view in digitised form at the British Newspaper Archive.[8]

## Content

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Being a local newspaper, the Dunfermline Press focuses on local issues (such as the removal of tolls at the Forth Road Bridge and the fortunes of local sports teams, mainly Dunfermline Athletic Football Club). One page is normally devoted to letters to the editor, while readers also air their views in small "viewpoints" across several pages. Gossip with a humorous slant is provided by an anonymous contributor known as "Observer". The crossword that used to be on the back page, underneath the Sports headlines was removed in early 2010, which proved unpopular with readers.

## See also

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* List of newspapers in Scotland

## References

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1. ^ "Dunfermline Press & West of Fife Advertiser". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
2. ^ Tryhorn, Chris (19 July 2007). "Trinity Mirror sells Berkshire regionals for £10m". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
3. ^ ABC Circulation figures [dead link]
4. ^ Dunfermline Press Group press pack[permanent dead link]
5. ^ Askeland, Erikka (24 April 2012). "Management buyout saves Dunfermline Press group". The Scotsman. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
6. ^ Ponsford, Dominic (26 May 2015). "Newsquest acquires 29 more newspapers as it buys Greenock Telegraph publisher Romanes". Press Gazette. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
7. ^ Greenslade, Roy (26 May 2015). "Cost-cutting Newsquest/Gannett goes on the acquisition trail". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
8. ^ "Digitised copies of the Dunfermline Press". British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

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