The ''Sutton & Croydon Guardian'', also known as ''
Your Local Guardian'', is a weekly free local newspaper published by
Newsquest
Newsquest Media Group Ltd. is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom. It is owned by the American mass media holding company Gannett. It has 205 brands across the UK, publishing online and in print ...
that covers the South
London borough
The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London; each is governed by a London borough council. The present London boroughs were all created at t ...
s of
Sutton and
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extens ...
as well as surrounding areas. The newspaper is published every Wednesday and is distributed free of charge locally. It is sold for 60
pence at newsagents and other shops in and around the boroughs. In 2007, the newspaper had an average circulation of 99,753.
History
The ''Croydon Guardian'' was launched in 1986 by regional newspaper publisher Newsquest Media Group's South London arm. The newspaper, like many other local papers, has a high average advertising content percentage of around 77% according to the
Audit Bureau of Circulations. There are over 25 editions to the newspaper for different districts in the borough, although a
Mitcham
Mitcham is an area within the London Borough of Merton in South London, England. It is centred southwest of Charing Cross. Originally a village in the county of Surrey, today it is mainly a residential suburb, and includes Mitcham Common. I ...
edition, which is in the
London Borough of Merton
The London Borough of Merton () is a borough in Southwest London, England.
The borough was formed under the London Government Act 1963 in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton ...
is also published.
In 2019, the owner
Newsquest
Newsquest Media Group Ltd. is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom. It is owned by the American mass media holding company Gannett. It has 205 brands across the UK, publishing online and in print ...
merged the ''Sutton Guardian'' and ''Croydon Guardian'' to create the ''Sutton & Croydon Guardian''.
References
External links
''Croydon Guardian''Local GuardianNewsquest Media Group
Newspapers published by Newsquest
Media and communications in the London Borough of Croydon
Media and communications in the London Borough of Sutton
London newspapers
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