Evening Times
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The Evening Times is an evening tabloid newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow
, Scotland.
, was established in 1876. The paper's slogan is "Nobody Knows Glasgow Better".
Publication of the Evening Times (and its sister paper) moved to a Charles Rennie Mackintosh
building in Mitchell Street in 1868. The building is now The Lighthouse
, Scotland's Centre for Architecture, Design and the City.
In 1964, publishers George Outram were bought by Sir Hugh Fraser
. In 1979 the ownership was acquired by Tiny Rowland
's Lonrho.
On 19 July 1980 the paper moved to offices at 195 Albion Street, a black-fronted building modelled after the Black Lubyanka building of the Daily Express in London's Fleet Street
. The Albion Street building had previously housed the Scottish Daily News
workers' cooperative from May to November 1975.
A management buy-out in May 1992 created Caledonian Newspapers, later purchased by Scottish Television
in 1996. After the purchase the TV group renamed itself "Scottish Media Group", which was later shortened to SMG, and in 2008 rebranded as STV Group plc.
(a division of Gannett), which acquired it with the purchase of the publishing arm of the Scottish Media Group in 2003 in a £216-million sale.
by paper boys and girls, and is also sold in numerous stores around Greater Glasgow.
, which contains both the following season's fixtures in Scotland's four senior divisions and lists of previous league and cup winners from Scotland, England and Europe.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland.
History
The paper, an evening sister paper of The HeraldThe Herald (Glasgow)
The Herald is a broadsheet newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, and available throughout Scotland. As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 47,226, giving it a lead over Scotland's other 'quality' national daily, The Scotsman, published in Edinburgh.The 1889 to 1906 editions...
, was established in 1876. The paper's slogan is "Nobody Knows Glasgow Better".
Publication of the Evening Times (and its sister paper) moved to a Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design...
building in Mitchell Street in 1868. The building is now The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse (Glasgow)
The Lighthouse in Glasgow, is Scotland's Centre for Architecture, Design and the City. It was opened as part of Glasgow's status as UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999....
, Scotland's Centre for Architecture, Design and the City.
In 1964, publishers George Outram were bought by Sir Hugh Fraser
Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet
-Career:Fraser was educated at Kelvinside Academy, and was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Stirling, where one of the student residences is now named Fraser of Allander after him. In 1981 he gifted the Mugdock Castle estate to the regional council as a country park. In 1960, he...
. In 1979 the ownership was acquired by Tiny Rowland
Tiny Rowland
Roland "Tiny" Rowland was a British businessman and chairman of the Lonrho conglomerate from 1962 to 1994...
's Lonrho.
On 19 July 1980 the paper moved to offices at 195 Albion Street, a black-fronted building modelled after the Black Lubyanka building of the Daily Express in London's Fleet Street
Fleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
. The Albion Street building had previously housed the Scottish Daily News
Scottish Daily News
The Scottish Daily News was a left-of-centre daily newspaper published in Glasgow between 5 May and 8 November 1975. It was hailed as Britain's first worker-controlled, mass-circulation daily, formed as a workers' cooperative by 500 of the 1,846 journalists, photographers, engineers, and print...
workers' cooperative from May to November 1975.
A management buy-out in May 1992 created Caledonian Newspapers, later purchased by Scottish Television
Scottish Television
Scottish Television is Scotland's largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. It is the second oldest ITV franchisee still active...
in 1996. After the purchase the TV group renamed itself "Scottish Media Group", which was later shortened to SMG, and in 2008 rebranded as STV Group plc.
Business
The Evening Times and The Herald are owned by NewsquestNewsquest
Newsquest is the third largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom with 300 titles in its portfolio. Newsquest is based in Weybridge, Surrey and employs a total of more than 5,500 people across the UK...
(a division of Gannett), which acquired it with the purchase of the publishing arm of the Scottish Media Group in 2003 in a £216-million sale.
Distribution
The newspaper is sold in trademark vendor stalls around Glasgow City Centre, with the salesmen calling out the well-known slogan Times! Evening Times! every few minutes. In addition it is delivered to doors around GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
by paper boys and girls, and is also sold in numerous stores around Greater Glasgow.
Other publications
The Evening Times gives its name to an annual pocket-sized Scottish football publication called the Wee Red BookWee Red Book
The Wee Red book is an annual pocket-sized Scottish football publication by the Glasgow-based Evening Times, which contains both the following season's fixtures in Scotland's four senior divisions and lists of previous league and cup winners from Scotland, England and Europe...
, which contains both the following season's fixtures in Scotland's four senior divisions and lists of previous league and cup winners from Scotland, England and Europe.