East Kent Mercury and Dover Mercury
{{Short description|Weekly newspapers serving the district of Dover in Kent}}
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{{Infobox newspaper
| name = East Kent Mercury
| logo = East Kent Mercury.jpg
| image = Dover Mercury.JPG
| image_size = 210px
| caption =
| type = Weekly newspaper
| format = Tabloid
| foundation = 1865 (East Kent Mercury)
1998 (Dover Mercury)
| ceased publication =
| price = 70p
| owners = KM Group
| publisher = KM Group
| editor = Beth Robson
| chiefeditor =
| assoceditor =
| staff =
| language = English
| political =
| circulation = 4,798
| circulation_date = March 2019
| headquarters = Deal, Kent
| ISSN =
| website = {{URL|http://www.kentonline.co.uk/east_kent_mercury/news.aspx}}
}}
The East Kent Mercury and Dover Mercury are weekly newspapers serving the district of Dover in Kent. The Dover Mercury covers the town of Dover, and the East Kent Mercury the towns of Deal and Sandwich. They are owned by the KM Group and are published on Thursdays.
History
The East Kent Mercury was founded in 1865.[http://www.kentonline.co.uk/km_group/km_group/history/timeline.aspx KM Group - Timeline]
The KM Group bought the Mercury in 1980[http://www.kentonline.co.uk/km_group/km_group/history/over_150_years_of_history.aspx Over 150 years of history] from Kent County Newspapers.
The East Kent Mercury was originally designed to serve the entire district of Dover, however in 1998 the Dover Mercury broke away from the East Kent Mercury as a paper in its own right. Both papers still feature the same editor, reporters and some of the same articles.
Along with the rest of the KM-owned papers, the Mercury series was given a design overhaul in May 2005.[http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=30391 New KM is aimed at busy readers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616191038/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=30391 |date=16 June 2011 }}
In February 2009 the Mercury had to change its front page about a murder trial at the last moment following a court order. The KM Group was successful in overturning the court order and the story was allowed to be published on the Mercury website.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=43133 |title=East Kent Mercury overturns murder trial secrecy |access-date=30 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616192754/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=43133 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}
Offices
Both versions of the Mercury are based at the KM Group's Deal office. Previously the Dover Mercury was based at the Dover office before this was closed by the Group.
Circulation
References
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External links
- [http://www.kentonline.co.uk/east_kent_mercury/news.aspx East Kent Mercury homepage]
Category:Newspapers published in Kent
Category:Newspapers established in 1865
Category:Newspapers established in 1998
Category:Weekly newspapers published in the United Kingdom