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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Originallybroadsheet, now tabloid |
| Owner | Newsquest Media Group |
| Founded | 1816 |
| Headquarters | Old Town, Swindon, England |
| Website | www |
TheGazette and Herald is a local weekly paid-for newspaper, established inWiltshire, England in 1816 and published every Thursday. It serves the areas and communities ofDevizes,Calne,Chippenham,Royal Wootton Bassett,Swindon,Marlborough,Malmesbury,Corsham,Box and other areas in North Wiltshire.[1]
Originally theDevizes and Wiltshire Gazette, the paper expanded and took over many smaller titles. Historical copies of theDevizes and Wiltshire Gazette, dating back to 1822, are available to search and view in digitised form at TheBritish Newspaper Archive.[2]
It was purchased by the Swindon Press group and merged with other North Wiltshire papers owned by the group including theNorth Wilts Herald in 1920–22.[3] Its head offices moved to those of theSwindon Advertiser inSwindon.[4]
In 1956, the paper became theGazette and Herald and is now published in three editions, each covering part of the region.
It is now owned byNewsquest Media Group, alongside sister paper theWiltshire Times.
There is a newspaper of the same name inNorth Yorkshire, which serves the area ofRyedale.
