Scunthorpe Telegraph to go weekly
The Scunthorpe Telegraph has joined the Torquay Herald Express on the list of Northcliffe Media publications to convert to a weekly format.
Currently a daily publication, from 18 August it will become a weekly publication released on Thursdays. The final daily publication is expected to be released on 12 August.
Mark Price, managing director for Grimsby Scunthorpe Media Group, said on the Scunthorpe Telegraph’s website: “The Scunthorpe Telegraph has a long tradition of serving local communities, and this will continue. A local paper is vital – it's trusted, it links local people with what matters, it campaigns on local issues and essentially tells it how it is.
“For advertisers, the Telegraph delivers response, and we will continue to focus on this.
“Our advertisers will experience an immediate benefit as we anticipate a single issue of the weekly to reach a much wider market than any single edition of the current daily publication.
“The decision has been announced to staff. A number of jobs are likely to be affected as a result of the move, but the Scunthorpe Telegraph management team has pledged to do everything it can to limit the number of compulsory redundancies.”