| Type | Weekly (from 12 October 2017) newspaper, formerly six-day-a-week |
|---|---|
| Owner | Reach plc |
| Publisher | Gloucestershire Media |
| Headquarters | Gloucester,England |
| Circulation | 2,614 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Website | gloucestershirelive |
TheGloucester Citizen is a local British weekly newspaper covering the areas ofGloucester,Stroud and theForest of Dean. It was a six-day-a-week newspaper until it went weekly in October 2017.[2] TheGloucester Citizen is headquartered atGloucester Quays along with its sister newspaper theGloucestershire Echo.[3] The editor from 2017 to 2020 was Rachael Sugden.[4]
The newspaper was originally founded on 9 April 1722 asThe Gloucester Journal.[5] TheCitizen first appeared on 1 May 1876.[6]
TheGloucester Citizen is a former daily (six days per week) newspaper which went weekly from the October 12, 2017 issue, publishing on Thursdays. Before the changed frequency, it had a Saturday edition containing theWeekend magazine. There was also a Forest of Dean edition of the newspaper which was released on a Wednesday. ThePink 'Un, focusing on the sport side of the county, was a supplement which came out each Monday with the newspaper andCitizen People focusing on the individual local communities also releases on Monday.
In 2012,Local World acquired owner Northcliffe Media fromDaily Mail and General Trust.[7] In 2015, Trinity Mirror bought Local World's newspapers and online services.
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