For other uses, see Evening Chronicle (disambiguation)

Evening Chronicle (disambiguation)

Evening Chronicle is the name of several newspapers*Newcastle Evening Chronicle*Oldham Evening Chronicle*Manchester Evening Chronicle...

The Evening Chronicle is a daily, evening newspaper

Newspaper

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 produced in Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

, covering Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...

, southern Northumberland

Northumberland

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 and northern County Durham

County Durham

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. It was founded in 1885 by Joseph Cowen

Joseph Cowen

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. It is published by ncjMedia, a division of Trinity Mirror

Trinity Mirror

Trinity Mirror plc is a large British newspaper and magazine publisher. It is Britain's biggest newspaper group, publishing 240 regional papers as well as the national Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and People, and the Scottish Sunday Mail and Daily Record. Its headquarters are at Canary Wharf in...

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The Chronicle was always a broadsheet, from its inception right up until 8 October 1997, when it became a tabloid-sized paper. The newspaper concentrates on local news, largely human interest stories and sport. Circulation increases on Thursdays with the publication of a large jobs section.

Until 2007 the paper was published twice daily, with an evening edition on sale from the late afternoon.

Sister Papers

Owned by Trinity Mirror

Trinity Mirror

Trinity Mirror plc is a large British newspaper and magazine publisher. It is Britain's biggest newspaper group, publishing 240 regional papers as well as the national Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and People, and the Scottish Sunday Mail and Daily Record. Its headquarters are at Canary Wharf in...

, the Chronicle is the sister publication of another North East newspaper The Journal

The Journal (newspaper)

The Journal is a daily newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne. Published by ncjMedia, , The Journal is produced every weekday and Saturday morning and is complemented by its sister publications the Evening Chronicle and the Sunday Sun.The newspaper mainly has a middle-class and professional...

. The two papers complement each other with The Journal

The Journal (newspaper)

The Journal is a daily newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne. Published by ncjMedia, , The Journal is produced every weekday and Saturday morning and is complemented by its sister publications the Evening Chronicle and the Sunday Sun.The newspaper mainly has a middle-class and professional...

being published in the morning and the Chronicle in the afternoon and evening.

In 2007, the local free paper The Herald and Post was rebranded under the Chronicle banner, as Chronicle Extra

Chronicle Extra

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For 110 years another sister paper was The Pink, a football-based paper issued on a Saturday afternoon. This ceased publication in 2005.