Surrey Advertiser
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Newspaper
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for Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, which was established in 1864. Guardian Media Group
Guardian Media Group
Guardian Media Group plc is a company of the United Kingdom owning various mass media operations including The Guardian and The Observer. The Group is owned by the Scott Trust. It was founded as the Manchester Guardian Ltd in 1907 when C. P. Scott bought the Manchester Guardian from the estate of...
sold the paper to current owner 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...
in 2010. The head office is in Stoke Mill, Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
.
Newspapers
The primary newspaper is the weekly Surrey Advertiser itself with seven regional versions (GuildfordGuildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
, Cranleigh
Cranleigh
Cranleigh is a large village, self-proclaimed the largest in England, and is situated 8 miles south east of Godalming in Surrey. It lies to the east of the A281 which links Guildford with Horsham; neighbouring villages include: Ewhurst, Alfold and Hascombe....
, Godalming
Godalming
Godalming is a town and civil parish in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England, south of Guildford. It is built on the banks of the River Wey and is a prosperous part of the London commuter belt. Godalming shares a three-way twinning arrangement with the towns of Joigny in France...
, Woking
Woking
Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
, Elmbridge
Elmbridge
Elmbridge is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Esher. The district has only one civil parish, which is Claygate...
, Leatherhead
Leatherhead
Leatherhead is a town in the County of Surrey, England, on the River Mole, part of Mole Valley district. It is thought to be of Saxon origin...
, and Dorking
Dorking
Dorking is a historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England.- History and development :...
).
The group also produces other, more local, series including the
Esher News & Mail
Esher News & Mail
The Esher News & Mail was a broadsheet weekly newspaper first published in 1936.It has five editions for towns in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England.The editions are:*Esher News & Mail*Walton and Hersham News & Mail*Cobham News & Mail...
series and
Aldershot News & Mail series. The Surrey Advertiser, along with the Woking News & Mail, used to be owned by Surrey and Berkshire Media a branch of the Guardian Media. However, The Surrey Advertiser and associated papers were sold to Trinity Mirror in April while the Woking News & Mail and Review series are the only regional paper that remain with the Guardian Media Group. The Surrey Advertiser and all related Trinity Mirror Southern titles are edited by former BBC journalist Marnie Wilson.
Surrey Times Series
The Surrey Times is a series of three newspapers: the Guildford Times, Godalming Times, and the Cranleigh Times. The papers, established in 1855 and now published and printed by Surrey & Berkshire Media Ltd, are distributed free to local residents, with a verified free distribution over thirty-two thousand copies.Frequent appearers
Cheryl Cole, the 28 year old pop star, lives in her Surrey Mansion. She has appeared in the Surrey Advertiser several times.Website
In 2008 the Surrey Advertiser launched a new website, Get Surrey http://www.getsurrey.co.uk, and a new jobs site, GetTheJob http://www.getthejob.co.uk featuring jobs from across Surrey and the surrounding area.Awards
In October 2009 the Surrey Advertiser won two awards at the EDF Energy London and the South of England Media Awards 2009.The Surrey Advertiser was joint winner of the Community Campaign of the Year award, alongside the Gravesend and Dartford Messenger.
At just under 17 months old, Get Surrey won its award at the first time of asking, the judges remarking that the website “turned a weekly into a daily”.
Trivia
The post of Dorking reporter is currently held by Guy Martin. The Stoke-on-Trent born Oliver Florence, who grew up and still lives in Elmbridge is the reporter for that area. Tooting-born Luke Jacobs is the chief reporter.The postroom is run by Michael Underwood (who now has virgin Tivo)