UK Local Papers See Web Audience Growing

UK regional and local newspapers claim their online audience has grown by nearly a quarter in the last year – but digital revenue isn’t necessarily growing as fast.

Here are figures the main publishers disclosed this week…

“This is the result of our ongoing circulation development plan and numerous editorial enhancements,” Trinity Mirror (LSE: TNI) regional MD Georgina Harvey says (via Newspaper Society).

Newsquest, in earnings for its U.S. parent Gannett (NYSE: GCI), says Q4 digital revenue was merely “up”, but doesn’t give figures.