853 exclusive: The Greenwich Mercury has published its last edition after 185 years and will be merged into the South London Press from next week, 853 understands. The freesheet’s owners – Romford-based leaflet distribution firm Street Runners – made the decision to kill off London’s oldest local newspaper nearly two years after buying it out […]
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Greenwich Mercury and South London Press sold to leaflet firm as owner goes into administration
The Greenwich Mercury and South London Press have been sold to a Romford-based leaflet distribution firm after the company that owned them went into administration. Street Runners, which operates from an industrial estate at Hainault, has taken on the two titles after Capital Media Newspapers called in administrators last week. Penge-based Capital Media was formed […]
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Greenwich Time ad team takes on Hackney as council weekly axe looms
Greenwich Council’s weekly newspaper, Greenwich Time, has only weeks left to live – but the council’s communications empire is actually expanding by taking on work for another London borough. GT will close in its current format next month after an out-of-court settlement with the Government, which has outlawed “town hall Pravdas”. But, weeks before the […]
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