The North Norfolk News is a weekly newspaper serving part of Norfolk, England. Towns and villages it covers include Cromer, Sheringham, North Walsham, Aylsham, Holt, Stalham, Wells-next-the-Sea, Reepham, Hoveton and Wroxham.[2] It is published by the Archant group on Thursdays, and its website is updated several times every day.
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Archant |
| Circulation | 2,097 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Website | northnorfolknews |
The North Norfolk News was established in 1940.[3] Its staff members work remotely around north Norfolk, as well as at the Archant head office in Norwich, following the closure of the firm's Cromer office in 2019.[4] It was shortlisted for best paid-for UK weekly newspaper for 2013.[5]
Contents
editIts content includes a mix of news, features, a guide to upcoming events and sport. Many of the stories it runs are also published in its sister daily newspaper, the Eastern Daily Press.
Some elements have disappeared or been replaced by others over the years. In the 1960s the paper ran a ‘Thass a Larf’ column,[6] which no longer exists.
From 2017 to 2020 the paper ran a weekly Enjoy Cromer More page focusing on positive news from that town.[7]
Although the feature has not run in the print edition since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Enjoy Cromer More continues to exist as a separate website and on social media channels.[8]
Other areas of coverage have stayed more or less the same for decades. Upcoming things to do, investment in car parks and refurbishments of town pubs were all covered as topics of local interest 40 years ago,[9] just as they are today.[10][11][12]
Some areas of coverage can be considered particular to the coastal nature of the region, including summer carnivals at busy seaside towns, such as Cromer Carnival, and devastating storm surges.[13]
Audience
editAn average 3,656 paid copies were sold weekly in 2019,[14] and the newspaper has an average print readership of 15,468.[15] The audited weekly sales figure for January to June 2012 was 6,619.[16]
Its website is said to have 142,652 monthly users.[15] According to ABC figures the newspaper had the highest online growth for any UK newspaper in February 2019, when it recorded a 72% increase in the number of daily unique average browsers to visit its site compared to year-end figures for 2017 and 2018.[17]
References
edit- ^ "North Norfolk News". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ About the North Norfolk News. North Norfolk News. Retrieved 18 September, 2020
- ^ "Twitter profile". Twitter. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Archant shuts North Norfolk News office in newsroom closure plan". Press Gazette. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "East of England Media Awards shortlist revealed". Hold The Front Page. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "CW Remembered". CW Remembered. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "New editor steps up at weekly after 12 years with publisher". Hold The Front Page. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Enjoy Cromer More". Enjoy Cromer More. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "NORTH NORFOLK NEWS – 1979". CICLIC. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Delight at plans for end-of-pier variety show". North Norfolk News. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "New car park opens at 'one of north Norfolk's loveliest beaches'". North Norfolk News. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Busy times at coastal pub after £420,000 revamp". North Norfolk News. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Surge floods prompt new erosion fears". HAPPISBURGH VILLAGE WEBSITE. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "ABC North Norfolk News" (PDF). ABC. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Audience Data (North Norfolk News)". Archant Hub. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Revealed: How a 7.5pc 'circulation rise' turned into a 6.2pc drop". Hold The Front Page. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "ABCs: Coastal weekly tops online audience growth figures". Hold The Front Page. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.