Rugby Observer
Encyclopedia
The Rugby Observer is a free weekly newspaper
covering Rugby
town in Warwickshire
,and its surrounding villages.
Since the launch of the paper in 1991 it has become the town's best-read local newspaper with a weekly readership of 63,136 which circulates every Thursday. , which is over 12,000 more than its nearest rival.
The Rugby Observer is part of Observer Standard Newspapers which was set up in 1989 by current owners Chris and Pat Bullivant . The company is now called Bullivant Media LTD.
The current editor
ial team at the Rugby Observer comprises Editor: Chris Smith, Deputy Editor: Dan Santy, reporter Laura Payne and Photographers Jon Mullis & Jamie Gray.
Former notable reporters include Simon Gilbert and Simon Ward who headed up the Lutterworth Observer before heading to the Leicester Mercury
.
The Lutterworth Observer is a sister paper of the Rugby Observer and the editorial is produced at the same office located at 45, The Parade Leamington Spa
, the central office for Bullivant Media's Warwickshire and West Midlands
titles.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
covering Rugby
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
town in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
,and its surrounding villages.
Since the launch of the paper in 1991 it has become the town's best-read local newspaper with a weekly readership of 63,136 which circulates every Thursday. , which is over 12,000 more than its nearest rival.
The Rugby Observer is part of Observer Standard Newspapers which was set up in 1989 by current owners Chris and Pat Bullivant . The company is now called Bullivant Media LTD.
The current editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
ial team at the Rugby Observer comprises Editor: Chris Smith, Deputy Editor: Dan Santy, reporter Laura Payne and Photographers Jon Mullis & Jamie Gray.
Former notable reporters include Simon Gilbert and Simon Ward who headed up the Lutterworth Observer before heading to the Leicester Mercury
Leicester Mercury
The Leicester Mercury is a British regional newspaper, owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust, for the city of Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland...
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The Lutterworth Observer is a sister paper of the Rugby Observer and the editorial is produced at the same office located at 45, The Parade Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa
Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or Leamington or Leam to locals, is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. Formerly known as Leamington Priors, its expansion began following the popularisation of the medicinal qualities of its water by Dr Kerr in 1784, and by Dr Lambe...
, the central office for Bullivant Media's Warwickshire and West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
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