The Kentish Express is a weekly newspaper serving southern Kent. It is published in four editions - Ashford, Folkestone, Hythe and the Romney Marsh, and Tenterden. It is owned by the KM Group and is published on Thursdays.
The Kentish Express was founded in 1855 as the Ashford and Alfred News. The first edition was published on 14 July 1855.[2] The paper was Kent's first penny paper after the abolition of stamp duty on newspapers in 1854.[3] Three years later, the paper was renamed the Kentish Express & Ashford News.[4]
The KM Group bought the Express in 1971.[5] It also purchased the Folkestone Express, which was renamed the Kentish Express (Folkestone) in 2008.
Along with the rest of the KM-owned papers, the Express was given a design overhaul in May 2005.[6]
Offices
All four editions of the Kentish Express are based at the KM Group's Ashford offices. The Folkestone and Hythe editions were based at the Folkestone offices until April 2009, when the offices were closed.[7]
Circulation
The combined circulation of the four papers in the first half of 2009 was 18,664,[1] a drop of 12.4% against the same period in 2008.
References
^ abLuft, Oliver (27 August 2009). . Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010.
^"Kentish Express". British Newspapers Online. 22 April 2014.
^. KentOnline. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.
^. KentOnline. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
^Lagan, Sarah (6 May 2005). . Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
^Fitzsimmons, Caitlin (27 February 2009). "Kent Messenger Group to axe 159 more staff". The Guardian.
External links
Kentish Express homepage
March 06, 2023
kentish, express, weekly, newspaper, serving, southern, kent, published, four, editions, ashford, folkestone, hythe, romney, marsh, tenterden, owned, group, published, thursdays, typeweekly, newspaperformattabloidowner, grouppublisherkm, groupeditorrobert, bar. The Kentish Express is a weekly newspaper serving southern Kent It is published in four editions Ashford Folkestone Hythe and the Romney Marsh and Tenterden It is owned by the KM Group and is published on Thursdays Kentish ExpressTypeWeekly newspaperFormatTabloidOwner s KM GroupPublisherKM GroupEditorRobert BarmanFounded1855LanguageEnglishHeadquartersAshford KentCirculation18 664 August 2009 1 Website 1 Contents 1 History 2 Offices 3 Circulation 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe Kentish Express was founded in 1855 as the Ashford and Alfred News The first edition was published on 14 July 1855 2 The paper was Kent s first penny paper after the abolition of stamp duty on newspapers in 1854 3 Three years later the paper was renamed the Kentish Express amp Ashford News 4 The KM Group bought the Express in 1971 5 It also purchased the Folkestone Express which was renamed the Kentish Express Folkestone in 2008 Along with the rest of the KM owned papers the Express was given a design overhaul in May 2005 6 Offices EditAll four editions of the Kentish Express are based at the KM Group s Ashford offices The Folkestone and Hythe editions were based at the Folkestone offices until April 2009 when the offices were closed 7 Circulation EditThe combined circulation of the four papers in the first half of 2009 was 18 664 1 a drop of 12 4 against the same period in 2008 References Edit a b Luft Oliver 27 August 2009 Just 15 paid for regional weeklies increase circulation Press Gazette Archived from the original on 2 December 2010 About the team Kentish Express Kentish Express British Newspapers Online 22 April 2014 KM Group Timeline KentOnline Archived from the original on 16 March 2016 Over 150 years of history KentOnline Archived from the original on 14 March 2016 Lagan Sarah 6 May 2005 New KM is aimed at busy readers Press Gazette Archived from the original on 16 June 2011 Fitzsimmons Caitlin 27 February 2009 Kent Messenger Group to axe 159 more staff The Guardian External links EditKentish Express homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kentish Express amp oldid 1126412742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
