Essex Chronicle Explained

Essex Chronicle
Type:	Weekly newspaper
Format:	Tabloid
Owners:	Reach PLC
Publisher:	Reach Regionals Ltd
Editor:	Alan Woods
Foundation:	1764
Language:	English
Circulation:	2,298
Circulation Date:	2023
Circulation Ref:	^[1]
Website:	https://www.essexlive.news/

The Essex Chronicle is a general news, weekly paper founded in 1764, as the Chelmsford Chronicle, and now owned by Reach Regionals Ltd.

History

The paper began in 1764 and made news in 2002 when operations moved from the original press location of Chelmsford to the West Country. Chronicle editor Stuart Rawlins cited outdated press equipment as the impetus for the move.^[2]

Reach acquired previous owner Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust in 2012.^[3]

Archive

Historical copies of the Essex Chronicle, dating back to 1783, are available to search and view in digitised form at the British Newspaper Archive.^[4]

Circulation

The Chronicles circulation is 7,583.^[5]

External links

• Essex Chronicle

Notes and References

1. Web site: Essex Chronicle . . 19 February 2024 . 2 March 2024.
2. Web site: Hold the Front Page . 2008-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081202234323/http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/news/2002/10oct/021011print.shtml . 2 December 2008 . dead .
3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20424474 Daily Mail sells regional newspapers to Local World
4. http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?newspaperTitle=Chelmsford%20Chronicle Digitised copies of the Essex Chronicle
5. ABC Jan-Dec 2019