Media Wales Ltd. is a publishing company based in

Cardiff Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Ca ...

, Wales. As of 2009 it was owned by

Reach plc Reach plc (known as Trinity Mirror between 1999 and 2018) is a British newspaper, magazine and digital publisher. It is one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, publishing 240 regional papers in addition to the national ''Daily Mirror'', '' ...

(formerly known as the

Trinity Mirror Reach plc (known as Trinity Mirror between 1999 and 2018) is a British newspaper, magazine and digital publisher. It is one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, publishing 240 regional papers in addition to the national ''Daily Mirror'', '' ...

Group). It was previously known as the Western Mail & Echo Ltd.

History

The ''Western Mail'' was founded in 1869 by the 3rd Marquess of Bute as a

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newspaper. In 1893, the original building in St. Mary Street was destroyed by fire and a new building was opened also in St Mary Street two years later. In 1928 the Western Mail Ltd amalgamated with David Duncan & Sons, who published the ''South Wales Daily News'' and the '' South Wales Echo'', which was established in 1884. The merged company became Western Mail and Echo Ltd. and because of the merger ''Evening Express'' and ''South Wales Daily'' News closed. In 1960, the newspapers left St Mary Street and moved to Thomson House, Cardiff. On 1 October 2007 Western Mail and Echo Ltd changed its name to Media Wales, and in 2008 Media Wales moved from Thomson House in Havelock Street to a newly built office block, named Six Park Street, next to the old building. The printing plant relocated to Portmanmoor Road, where it printed the '' Western Mail'', '' South Wales Echo'', ''

South Wales Evening Post The ''South Wales Evening Post'' is a tabloid daily newspaper distributed in the South West region of Wales. The paper has three daily editions – Swansea; Neath and Port Talbot; and Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire (; or informally ...

'' and the ''

Llanelli Star The ''Llanelli Star'' is a Welsh regional newspaper covering the areas of Llanelli and Carmarthen in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is published on a weekly basis in a tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid form. The newspaper is publish ...

''. It also printed other independently owned titles, including the Pembrokeshire Herald. In November 2016, the parent company

(

), announced its plans to close the printing plant and transfer all printing to either its printing plants in Birmingham or Watford.

WalesOnline

WalesOnline is the Media Wales website for Welsh news. Its editor is Steffan Rhys.

CardiffOnline

Cardiff Online is Media Wales' portal for news from the country's capital. The different sections include information on local community news, yourCardiff, lifestyle, Parklife (local sport), Cardiff Blues, Cardiff City F.C. and Cardiff Devils.

''Pizzaman''

''Pizzaman'' is Wales' first online drama series, broadcast by WalesOnline. The mini-series was created by former film students Teilo Trimble and James Robson, who took inspiration from Robson's stint as a takeaway driver following graduation. It featured 15 short films ranging between four and eight minutes, all shot in different locations around Cardiff, which follow student deliveryman Taj. Each episode is named after a district of Cardiff.

Publications

The company also operates several news websites focused on Welsh news and classified advertising. ''Media Wales'' titles are published by ''Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales'', part of

and include: *Monday to Saturday: **'' Western Mail'' **'' South Wales Echo'' **''

'' *Weekly: **'' Wales on Sunday'' **''

'' **'' Carmarthen Journal'' **''Echo Extra'' formerly ''Cardiff Post'' * Celtic Weekly Newspapers: **'' Cynon Valley Leader'' **'' Glamorgan Gazette'' **'' Gwent Gazette'' **'' Merthyr Express'' **''

Pontypridd & Llantrisant Observer Pontypridd ( , ), Colloquialism, colloquially referred to as ''Ponty'', is a town and a Community (Wales), community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, approximately 10 miles north west of Cardiff city centre. Geography Pontypridd comprises the ...

'' **''

Rhondda Leader The ''Rhondda Leader'' is a weekly newspaper distributed in the Rhondda Valleys, South Wales. The tabloid newspaper is published on a Wednesday by Media Wales which is owned by the UK's largest newspaper corporation, Trinity Mirror Reach ...

'' **''

Rhymney Valley Express Rhymney (; ) is a town and a community in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. It is within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. With the villages of Pontlottyn, Fochriw, Abertysswg, Deri and New Tredegar, Rhymney is designat ...

'' *JobsWales

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References

External links

* * {{Authority control British news websites Companies based in Cardiff Newspapers published in Wales