Tweeddale Press Group

The Tweeddale Press Group was a newspaper and magazine publisher in the Scottish Borders. It evolved from the newspapers owned by successive generations of the Richardson, later Smail, family, from 1808. It became a subsidiary of Johnston Press in 1999, and was dissolved in 2020 following the liquidation of Johnston Press.

## History

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The Berwick Advertiser was established in 1808 and moved into premises at 90 Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1900.[1] Tweeddale Press Group was formed in 1950 when Berwick Advertiser owner Major J.I.M. Smail bought the Southern Reporter.[2][3] The group took over the Berwickshire News in 1957.[3] In 1999, the Smail family sold the Tweeddale Press Group to Johnston Press.[4][5]

## Current titles

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Under Johnston Press ownership, the group published the following titles:[6]

* Berwick Advertiser
* Berwickshire News
* Carrick Gazette
* East Lothian News
* Galloway Gazette
* Hawick News
* Lothian Times
* Midlothian Advertiser
* Musselburgh News
* Selkirk Weekend Advertiser
* Southern Reporter
* Peebles Times

## Previous titles

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Tweeddale Press Group previously owned and published other titles:

* Morpeth Herald was acquired by the group in 1983, then sold to Northeast Press in 1992.
* Ponteland Observer was bought by the group in 1984, with the last edition being published in January 1986 then merged with the Morpeth Herald.
* Alnwick Advertiser, founded by the group in 1979, was sold to Northeast Press in 1992 and immediately merged with their Northumberland Gazette.
* Kelso Chronicle and Jedburgh Gazette, an amalgamation of several previous titles, itself merged with the Southern Reporter in 1983.

## References

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1. ^ "Tweeddale Press Group set to relocate in Berwick". The Berwickshire News. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
2. ^ Turvill, William (21 July 2014). "Berwick Advertiser to leave home of 114 years following Johnston Press sale". Press Gazette. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
3. ^ a b "Berwick Advertiser and Berwickshire News moving to new office". Berwickshire Advertiser. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
4. ^ "Johnston Press nets Tweeddale minnow". The Herald. Glasgow. 23 November 1999. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
5. ^ "Tweeddale Press managing director takes on new role". Berwick News. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
6. ^ "Terms & Conditions". Johnston Press. Retrieved 7 February 2015.