| Type | Weeklynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Reach plc |
| Editor | Scott Harrison[1] |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Circulation | 3,309 (as of 2023)[2] |
| Website | exeterexpressandecho |
TheExpress & Echo is a paid-for newspaper forExeter, England and the surrounding area.
TheExpress & Echo was established in 1904 as the result of a merger between theWestern Echo and theDevon Evening Express, which was founded in 1864.[3]
In 1909 it contained a column titled "Womanland" which dealt with various topics including suffrage protests. It was written by Exeter's first woman councillor (in time)Edith Splatt.[4] The paper was published on green-tintednewsprint until 1930. It switched frombroadsheet totabloid format in 1979.[3] It was published daily until September 2011, when it became a weekly newspaper.[5] In 2012,Local World acquired previous ownerNorthcliffe Media fromDaily Mail and General Trust.[6] Local World was then acquired byTrinity Mirror.
From February 2015 the paper began publishing weekly on Thursdays.
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