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Cambridge News
The Cambridge News (formerly the Cambridge Evening News) is a British daily newspaper. Published each weekday and on Saturdays, it is distributed from its Milton base. In the period December 2010 – June 2011 it had an average daily circulation of 20,987,[2] but by December 2016 this had fallen to around 13,000.[3] In 2018, the circulation of the newspaper fell to 8,005[4] and by June 2024 the preceding 6-month average was 1,913.[5] HistoryThe paper was founded by William Farrow Taylor as the Cambridge Daily News in 1888.[citation needed] The paper was later sold to the Iliffe family,[citation needed] who continued to turn the paper into a profit-making business under the new name of the Cambridge Evening News, starting in 1969.[citation needed] In 2012, Local World acquired the title from Yattendon Group.[6] Until 2002 the St Neots edition was titled St Neots Evening News and the Huntingdon & St Ives edition Huntingdon and St Ives Evening News for around three years, before reverting to their original names.[citation needed] The editor from February 2008 until April 2016 was Paul Brackley.[7] David Bartlett was appointed editor in June 2016.[8] On Saturday 13 September 2014, the newspaper was relaunched with a new design, alongside daily paid-for regional editions Hunts News, Royston News and Walden News replacing the free weekly publications.[9] The 6 December 2017 edition of Cambridge News was noted for a printing error on the front page. The newspaper went to print with a main headline consisting of placeholder text which read "100PT SPLASH HEADING HERE" instead of the intended news story, followed by more filler text contained in a strapline. After images of the cover spread virally on social media, the editor-in-chief apologised to readers and blamed a technical error in the publishing process.[10][11] AwardsThe paper won Regional Newspaper of the Year at The Newspaper Awards held in 2009 and 2013. This award was part sponsored by its own parent organisation.[12] Online mediaCambridge News publishes most of its news online via its website. The site can be viewed for free and without registration although the e-edition of the newspaper is behind a paywall.[13] References
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