The ''Mid Devon Advertiser'' is a local newspaper and media outlet based in

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, Devon, and serving the surrounding area including

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, Ashburton,

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, and

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, in an area referred to as

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since the 1800s, but not to be confused with the

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formed in the late 1970s North of Exeter. The paper is published weekly, on a Friday.

History

The paper was formed as the ''Newton Weekly Journal'' by James Welford, and run as a two-man operation, changing its name to the ''East & South Devon Advertiser'' in 1870. The publication was sold a further two times in 1876 and 1906, and on the second of those sales saw the name change to the existing title. Between 1969 and 1981 the paper changed hands four times, including time under the ownership of Beaverbrook Newspapers,

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, and a local consortium, before being bought by Tindle Newspaper Group. Whilst part of the Mirror Group, in 1970, the Mid-Devon Times was merged into the paper, which was founded a few years after the ''Advertiser'' and was previously a competitor with a higher circulation. In 1984, the Press Council rejected a complaint about the paper for publishing a photograph showing a dead body. The title is now owned by Tindle, and continues to publish every Friday.

References

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