South Manchester Reporter
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The South Manchester Reporter is an English
weekly newspaper
published every Thursday. Distributed in South Manchester
, it sells around 6,000–6,200 copies per week and is read by an estimated 57,000 people, making it one of the most widely read subsidiaries
of the Manchester Evening News
. The paper has also merged with another of South Manchester
's newspapers, the local version of the Manchester Metro News
.
It began life on 10th November 1978 as the Withington
Reporter. In March 1980, the name was changed to The Reporter and again to the South Manchester Reporter in November 1988.
The most popular section in the paper is a rather quirky column written by James Chapman-Kelly. He never fails to entertain and has a good rapport with the readers as is evidenced by the number of letters and emails received. James Chapmn-Kelly also has a weekly column in the Manchester Evening News every Saturday entitled 'Rewind'. A look back at what made the news 100 years ago on a day by day basis. He has been writing the column for over six years and it is the most popular section in the Saturday paper.
The South Manchester Reporter covers the following areas:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
weekly newspaper
Newspaper
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published every Thursday. Distributed in South Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, it sells around 6,000–6,200 copies per week and is read by an estimated 57,000 people, making it one of the most widely read subsidiaries
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of the Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
The Manchester Evening News is a regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom. It is published every day except Sunday and is owned by Trinity Mirror plc following its sale by Guardian Media Group in early 2010. It has an average daily circulation of 90,973 copies...
. The paper has also merged with another of South Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
's newspapers, the local version of the Manchester Metro News
Manchester Metro News
thumbThe Manchester Metro News is a British weekly newspaper published each Friday by Trinity Mirror plc. It was established in 1987 as a free sister paper to the Manchester Evening News featuring a round up of the week's news...
.
It began life on 10th November 1978 as the Withington
Withington
Withington is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre, about south of Fallowfield, north-east of Didsbury, and east of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, near the centre-to-south edges of the Greater Manchester Urban Area; in the...
Reporter. In March 1980, the name was changed to The Reporter and again to the South Manchester Reporter in November 1988.
The most popular section in the paper is a rather quirky column written by James Chapman-Kelly. He never fails to entertain and has a good rapport with the readers as is evidenced by the number of letters and emails received. James Chapmn-Kelly also has a weekly column in the Manchester Evening News every Saturday entitled 'Rewind'. A look back at what made the news 100 years ago on a day by day basis. He has been writing the column for over six years and it is the most popular section in the Saturday paper.
The South Manchester Reporter covers the following areas:
- BurnageBurnageBurnage is a neighbourhood of the city of Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire it was included in the county of Greater Manchester in 1974. It is about south of Manchester city centre, bisected by the busy dual carriageway of Kingsway, part of the A34...
- ChorltonChorlton-cum-HardyChorlton-cum-Hardy is a suburban area of the city of Manchester, England. It is known locally as Chorlton. It is situated about four miles southwest of Manchester city centre. Pronunciation varies: and are both common....
- DidsburyDidsburyDidsbury is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre, in the southern half of the Greater Manchester Urban Area...
- FallowfieldFallowfieldLadybarn is the part of Fallowfield to the south-east. Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre is used by the University of Manchester: it was built by Edward Walters for Sir Joseph Whitworth, as were the Firs Botanical Grounds.-Religion:...
- LadybarnLadybarnLadybarn is a small suburban area between Withington and Fallowfield in the city of Manchester, centred on Ladybarn Lane. It is now part of Manchester's urban sprawl but some of the village's original cobbled streets remain...
- LevenshulmeLevenshulmeLevenshulme is an urban area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. It borders Longsight, Gorton, Burnage, Heaton Chapel and Reddish, and is approximately halfway between Stockport and Manchester City Centre on the A6 road. The A6 bisects Levenshulme. The Manchester to London railway...
- NorthendenNorthendenNorthenden is a suburban area and electoral ward of the city of Manchester in North West England. It lies on the south side of both the River Mersey and the M60 motorway, west of Stockport and south of Manchester city centre. Northenden is bounded by the districts of Didsbury, Gatley and...
- Old MoatOld MoatOld Moat is an electoral district or ward in the south of the City of Manchester, England. Voters from this ward elect three councillors to Manchester City Council. Currently all three councillors, Andrew Fender, Brian Harrison and Jeff Smith are members of the Labour Party...
- WithingtonWithingtonWithington is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre, about south of Fallowfield, north-east of Didsbury, and east of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, near the centre-to-south edges of the Greater Manchester Urban Area; in the...
- Whalley Range