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| Type | Daily (1855–2012) Weekly (2012–13) |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Trinity Mirror |
| Editor | Mark Thomas |
| Founded | 1855; 171 years ago (1855) |
| Ceased publication | 19 December 2013 (2013-12-19) |
| Political alignment | Non-aligned |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Post & Echo Building, Old Hall Street,Liverpool |
| Website | liverpooldailypost.co.uk (archived) |
TheLiverpool Post was a newspaper published byTrinity Mirror inLiverpool, Merseyside, England. The newspaper and its website ceased publication on 19 December 2013.
Until 13 January 2012 it was a daily morning newspaper, with the titleThe Liverpool Daily Post. It retained the nameLiverpool Daily Post for its website, which continued to offer a daily service of news, business and sport to the people of Merseyside until the closure of the publication. TheLiverpool Daily Post split from its sister North Wales title,The Daily Post, which still publishes six days a week, in 2003. The newspaper has been published since 1855. Historically the newspaper was published by the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo Ltd.
TheLiverpool Daily Post was first published in 1855 byMichael James Whitty. Whitty, a former Chief Constable for Liverpool, had campaigned for the abolition of theStamp Act under which newspapers were taxed. When the abolition took place, Whitty began publishing theDaily Post at one penny per copy, undercutting the incumbent best-selling Liverpudlian newspaper, theLiverpool Mercury.[1][2]
In 1904 theLiverpool Daily Post merged with theLiverpool Mercury but its title was retained.[2] The limited company expanded internationally and in 1985 was restructured as Trinity Holdings. The two original newspapers had just previously been re-launched in tabloid format. In 1999 Trinity merged with Mirror Group Newspapers to becomeTrinity Mirror, the largest stable of newspapers in the UK.
On 31 January 2009, theDaily Post published its final Saturday edition, and from then only published Monday-Friday. TheDaily Post's final appearance was on 13 January 2012, after which it became a weekly paper simply known asThe Liverpool Post published every Thursday.
In the period December 2010 – June 2011, theLiverpool Daily Post had an average daily circulation of 8,217 while theNorth Wales Daily Post edition had an average daily circulation of 31,802, bringing the total to just over 40,000.[3]
On 10 December 2013, theLiverpool Post announced it was to cease publishing after more than 158 years.[4] The final edition was printed on 19 December 2013.
Its sister publication, theLiverpool Echo, is now the sole daily newspaper in Liverpool.
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