Trinity Mirror to close eight free weeklies
By Alexandra Zeumer, Friday 25 April 2008 at 22:06 :: General :: #1581 :: rss
Trinity Mirror will shut down eight loss-making free weekly newspapers in Derby and Peterborough, including the Peterborough Herald and Post and the Derby Trader, the Guardian reported Thursday.
When the company’s offices in Derby and Peterborough close, 23 employees, including six in editorial, will be made redundant.
Trinity said it has no further plans to close other publications within the division, such as the Birmingham Mail and the Coventry Evening Telegraph, the Guardian reported.
“It is a very sad day when newspaper titles close and we looked hard alternative measures to try and prevent this decision,” Steve Brown, regional managing director of Trinity Mirror Midlands, told the Guardian. “However, the remaining titles in the Trinity Mirror Midlands marketplace remain strong and the management team is focused on continuing to grow audiences and products across the rest of the region.”
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