The ''Richmond and Twickenham Times'' is a weekly local newspaper that was established in 1873
and is published on Fridays. It covers the
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames () in south-west Greater London, London, England, forms part of Outer London and is the only London boroughs, London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller ...
in south-west London and surrounding areas.
History
The ''Richmond and Twickenham Times'' was established in 1873 by 26-year-old Edward King who ran the paper for 21 years until he was declared insane in 1894.
From 1896 it was owned by the Dimbleby family.
Richard Dimbleby
Frederick Richard Dimbleby (25 May 1913 – 22 December 1965) was an English journalist and broadcaster who became the BBC's first war correspondent and then its leading TV news commentator.
As host of the long-running current affairs pro ...
was managing editor and editor-in-chief from 1946. After his death in 1965, his son
David Dimbleby
David Dimbleby (born 28 October 1938) is an English journalist and former presenter of current affairs and political programmes, best known for having presented the BBC topical debate programme '' Question Time''. He is the son of broadcaster ...
took over.
The paper was sold by the Dimblebys to
Newsquest
Newsquest Media Group Limited 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 pr ...
in 2001.
In April 2003 when he retired, Malcolm Richards was the country's longest serving newspaper editor, having filled the role for 27 years.
The ''Richmond and Twickenham Times'' went
tabloid in January 2008.
The newspaper was based at King Street, Richmond from 1873 to 2007 and in London Road, Twickenham from 2007.
The newspaper moved from its headquarters in Twickenham to Quadrant House in Sutton in May 2014 in a move to cut costs.
Other editions
The Dimbleby group also created the ''
Thames Valley Times'', the ''
Chiswick Times'', the ''
Barnes, Mortlake and Sheen Times'', the ''
Wandsworth Borough News'', the ''
Kingston, Surbiton and New Malden Times'', the ''
Hounslow, Feltham and Hanworth Times'', the ''
Putney and Wimbledon Times
Putney () is an affluent district in southwest London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
History
Putney is an ...
'' and the ''
Battersea News''. The ''Wandsworth Borough News'' closed in 2009.
The others have ceased publication also, the ''
Hounslow and Brentford Times'' and the ''Chiswick Times'' closing in July 2010.
References
External links
Official websiteAudit Bureau of Circulations, Group Circulation CertificateNewsquest Media Group
{{Newspapers in London
1873 establishments in England
Dimbleby family
London newspapers
Media and communications in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Newspapers published in London
Richmond, London