Woking News and Mail
{{short description|Local newspaper in Surrey, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Woking News and Mail
| logo = Logo of Woking News and Mail.png
| foundation = 1894
| type = Weekly newspaper
| publisher = Tindle Newspapers Limited
| editor = Colin Channon
| website = {{URL|wokingnewsandmail.co.uk}}
}}
The Woking News and Mail is a weekly local paper, published in the Surrey village of Knaphill in Woking.
The newspaper is published every Thursday and principally covers Woking and the villages of Horsell, Chobham, Knaphill, Kingfield, Brookwood, West Byfleet, Sheerwater, Sutton Green, Woodham and Bisley.
History
The Woking News and Mail has its origins in two local newspapers, launched at the end of the 19th century. The Woking News was first published on 19 October 1894 from its premises at 52 Chertsey Road, Woking. The Woking Mail followed less than a year later on 7 September 1895.{{cite news |title= The first editions |date= 20 October 1994 |work= Woking News and Mail |issue= 5141 |page= S5 }} The two titles were later combined into a single publication.{{cite news |title= Our Diamond Jubilee |date= 22 October 1954 |work= Woking News and Mail |page= 1 }}
In 1964, the Guildford-based Surrey Advertiser purchased the Woking News and Mail.{{cite news |title= From ad space seller to group MD |date= 17 March 2011 |work= Woking News and Mail |issue= 5363 |page= 16 }} The first dedicated edition for Chobham was published the same year and the Byfleet edition started in 1969. In 1979, the Woking News and Mail was sold to the Scott Trust, part of The Guardian and Manchester Evening News group.{{cite news |title= From hot metal to high tech |date= 17 March 2011 |work= Woking News and Mail |issue= 5363 |page= 17 }} In 2011, the Guardian Media Group decided to cease the publication of the print edition and the final Woking News and Mail was produced on 17 March of that year.{{cite news |last= Woodger |first= Beth |date= 17 March 2011 |title= After 117 years, this is the final edition of the News & Mail |work= Woking News and Mail |issue= 5363 |page= 1 }}
In May 2011, the Warm Welcome Group, owned by ex-Guardian and Woking News and Mail employee, Philip Davies, secured the rights to publish the paper.{{cite news |last= Smith |first= Michael |date= 1 November 2012 |title= So pleased to see return of flagship |work= Woking News and Mail |issue= 5396 |page= 3 }} It has maintained a healthy editorial schedule since. In October 2016, the revived News and Mail produced its first dedicated front page for its Chobham edition, and saw its readership steadily increase between 2016 and 2019 at a time when other local and regional newspaper titles experienced a slump in sales. In October 2022, the paper was sold to British multimedia company, Tindle Newspapers, for an undisclosed sum to help strengthen its presence in the Surrey region.{{cite news |url= https://newsmediauk.org/blog/2022/10/05/tindle-newspapers-purchases-woking-news-mail/ |date= 5 October 2022 |title= Tindle Newspapers purchases Woking News & Mail |work= News Media Association |access-date= 21 December 2022 }}{{cite news |date= 4 October 2022 |title= Tindle Newspapers purchases Woking News & Mail |url= https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/tindle-newspapers-purchases-woking-news-and-mail-21222 |work= InPublishing |access-date= 20 December 2022}}
Editors
{{bulleted list
| Colin Channon (2023-)
| Mark Miseldine (2018-2023)
| Stuart Fliton (2017-2018)
| Rachel Saker (2016-2017)
| Tom Oxtoby (2013-2016)
| Andy Stonebridge (2011-2013)
}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.wokingnewsandmail.co.uk}}
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Category:Newspapers published in Surrey