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| Type | Daily (1855–2012) Weekly (2012–13) |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Trinity Mirror |
| Editor | Mark Thomas |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Political alignment | Non-aligned |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 19 December 2013 |
| Headquarters | Post & Echo Building,Old Hall Street,Liverpool |
| Website | liverpooldailypost.co.uk (archived) |
TheLiverpool Postwas a newspaper published byTrinity MirrorinLiverpool,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 Postfor 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 Postsplit 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 Postwas first published in 1855 byMichael James Whitty.Whitty, a former Chief Constable for Liverpool, had campaigned for the abolition of theStamp Actunder which newspapers were taxed. When the abolition took place, Whitty began publishing theDaily Postat one penny per copy, undercutting the incumbent best-selling Liverpudlian newspaper, theLiverpool Mercury.[1][2]
In 1904 theLiverpool Daily Postmerged with theLiverpool Mercurybut 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 Postpublished its final Saturday edition, and from then only published Monday-Friday. TheDaily Post'sfinal appearance was on 13 January 2012, after which it became a weekly paper simply known asThe Liverpool Postpublished every Thursday.
In the period December 2010 – June 2011, theLiverpool Daily Posthad an average daily circulation of 8,217 while theNorth Wales Daily Postedition had an average daily circulation of 31,802, bringing the total to just over 40,000.[3]
On 10 December 2013, theLiverpool Postannounced 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.
Former journalists
edit- Jane Costello,author of popular novels, who under her real name Jane Wolstenholme, was editor until 2006.[5]
- David Charters,who was a reporter and columnist for the Daily Post and Echo for more than 50 years[6]
References
edit- ^Courtney, W. P. (2004)."Whitty, Michael James".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29335.Retrieved12 May2023.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ab"1855 and the Liverpool Daily Post begins publication".Liverpool Echo.2 July 2011.Retrieved14 May2023.
- ^"ABC figures: How the regional dailies performed".HoldTheFrontPage.UK. 31 August 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 28 May 2017.Retrieved25 September2011.
- ^"The Liverpool Post to cease publishing".The Liverpool Post.UK. 10 December 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 13 December 2013.Retrieved10 December2013.
- ^Gazette, Press (25 October 2006)."Liverpool editor quits for PR and writing".Press Gazette.Retrieved24 July2024.
- ^Machray, Ali (14 September 2020)."Tributes to 'The Bard of Birkenhead' and much loved journalist".Liverpool Echo.Retrieved24 July2024.