Gloomy sales results for Welsh newspapers
The latest ABC (Audited Bureau of Circulation) sales figures for Welsh newspapers do not make happy reading.
The figures are for the six-month period which ended in June.
Weekly newspapers -
Barry & District News 5,012 Paid -7.2pc
Caernarfon & Denbigh Herald 10,482 Paid -6.4pc
Campaign Caerphilly, Ystrad Mynach & Bargoed 28,932 Free 4pc
Cardigan & Tivy-Side Advertiser 6,486 Paid -3.5pc
Carmarthen Journal 14,775 Paid -12.6pc
County Times and Express 14,921 Paid -1.9pc
Cynon Valley Leader 5,136 Paid -22.1pc
Denbighshire Free Press 6,579 Paid -0.7pc
The Flintshire Standard 19,983 Free -11.7pc
Free Press – Monmouth 5,714 Paid -9pc
Glamorgan Gazette 12,917 Paid -15pc
Gwent Gazette 4,628 Paid -24.8pc
Holyhead and Bangor Mail 9,038 Paid N/A
Llanelli Star 12,532 Paid -4.2pc
Merthyr Express 9,975 Paid -16.3pc
Milford & West Wales Mercury 3,383 Paid -7.2pc
North Wales Chronicle 30,219 Free -0.4pc
North Wales Pioneer 25,252 Free -0.2pc
North Wales Weekly News 12,247 Paid -7.5pc
Penarth Times 4,868 Paid -4.2pc
Pontypridd & Llantrisant Observer 5,606 Paid -19.5pc
Rhondda Leader 6,422 Paid -22.6pc
The Rhyl, Prestatyn & Abergele Journal 26,178 Free -9.4pc
South Wales Guardian 5,638 Paid -7.7pc
Wales on Sunday 26,730 Paid -1.8pc
Weekly Argus 19,775 Free 3.1pc
Western Telegraph 18,977 Paid -6.4pc
Wrexham Leader 30,220 Free -8.9pc
Daily newspapers
The figures are for the six-month period which ended in June.
Weekly newspapers -
Barry & District News 5,012 Paid -7.2pc
Caernarfon & Denbigh Herald 10,482 Paid -6.4pc
Campaign Caerphilly, Ystrad Mynach & Bargoed 28,932 Free 4pc
Cardigan & Tivy-Side Advertiser 6,486 Paid -3.5pc
Carmarthen Journal 14,775 Paid -12.6pc
County Times and Express 14,921 Paid -1.9pc
Cynon Valley Leader 5,136 Paid -22.1pc
Denbighshire Free Press 6,579 Paid -0.7pc
The Flintshire Standard 19,983 Free -11.7pc
Free Press – Monmouth 5,714 Paid -9pc
Glamorgan Gazette 12,917 Paid -15pc
Gwent Gazette 4,628 Paid -24.8pc
Holyhead and Bangor Mail 9,038 Paid N/A
Llanelli Star 12,532 Paid -4.2pc
Merthyr Express 9,975 Paid -16.3pc
Milford & West Wales Mercury 3,383 Paid -7.2pc
North Wales Chronicle 30,219 Free -0.4pc
North Wales Pioneer 25,252 Free -0.2pc
North Wales Weekly News 12,247 Paid -7.5pc
Penarth Times 4,868 Paid -4.2pc
Pontypridd & Llantrisant Observer 5,606 Paid -19.5pc
Rhondda Leader 6,422 Paid -22.6pc
The Rhyl, Prestatyn & Abergele Journal 26,178 Free -9.4pc
South Wales Guardian 5,638 Paid -7.7pc
Wales on Sunday 26,730 Paid -1.8pc
Weekly Argus 19,775 Free 3.1pc
Western Telegraph 18,977 Paid -6.4pc
Wrexham Leader 30,220 Free -8.9pc
Daily newspapers
Daily Post, North Wales 30,585 -3.8pc
The Leader (Wrexham, Flintshire & Chester) 15,314 -5.1pc
The Western Mail 25,435 -5.6pc
South Wales Echo 30,178 -7.9pc
South Wales Argus 21,437 -8.1pc
South Wales Evening Post 36,623 -8.8pc
The Leader (Wrexham, Flintshire & Chester) 15,314 -5.1pc
The Western Mail 25,435 -5.6pc
South Wales Echo 30,178 -7.9pc
South Wales Argus 21,437 -8.1pc
South Wales Evening Post 36,623 -8.8pc
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