The ''Ellon Times'' is a local, weekly
newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sport ...
based in
Ellon,
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially different boundaries. The Aberdeenshire Council area incl ...
. It is a sister paper of the ''
Buchan Observer'', ''
Fraserburgh Herald'' and ''
Inverurie Herald''.
The ''Times'' covers a range of local news and sport, with a coverage area which includes Ellon and the surrounding villages of
Auchnagatt,
Balmedie,
Collieston
Collieston is a small former fishing village on the North Sea coast in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village lies just north of the Sands of Forvie Special Protection Area, between Cruden Bay and Newburgh.
History
The earliest recorded histor ...
,
Cruden Bay
Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, north of Aberdeen.
Just west of Slains Castle, Cruden Bay is said to have been the site of a battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm II ...
,
Formartine
Formartine ( gd, Fearann Mhàrtainn meaning "Martin's land") is a committee area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This district extends north from the River Don to the River Ythan. It has a population of 36,478 (2001 Census).
The committee area w ...
,
Methlick
Methlick (Gaelic: ''Maothulach'') is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the River Ythan north-west of Ellon.
Services
Methlick is served by a parish church, a general store, a garage and hardware store, o ...
,
Newburgh,
Pitmedden
Pitmedden is a rural village in the parish of Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated midway between Ellon and Oldmeldrum, and approximately distant from Aberdeen. In addition to local shops, primary school, church, village hall and parks, th ...
,
Tarves and
Udny Green.
The newspaper's ownership was transferred between Archant and
Johnston Press
Johnston Press plc was a multimedia company founded in Falkirk, Scotland, in 1767. Its flagship titles included UK-national newspaper the '' i'', ''The Scotsman'', the '' Yorkshire Post'', the '' Falkirk Herald'', and Belfast's '' The News Lette ...
in 2007.
["Local papers delivered £11m deal"]
- BBC News, 19 January 2007 After Johnston Press went into administration in 2018,
JPIMedia
National World is a British multimedia company. The company was founded as JPIMedia Publishing Ltd in November 2018 following the acquisition of Johnston Press assets by its creditors. JPIMedia was purchased by National World PLC for £10.2 mill ...
took ownership of its assets.
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Newspapers published in Scotland
Newspapers published by Johnston Press
Ellon, Aberdeenshire
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