| Format | Tabloid |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1888 |
| Owners | Local World |
| Language | English |
| Circulation | 1,270 |
| Circulation date | 2025 |
| Headquarters | Milton, Cambridgeshire |
| Website | cambridge-news.co.uk |
The Cambridge News (formerly the Cambridge Evening News) is a British daily newspaper. Published each weekday and on Saturdays, it is distributed from its Milton base. In the period December 2010 – June 2011 it had an average daily circulation of 20,987,[1] but by December 2016 this had fallen to around 13,000.[2] In 2018, the circulation of the newspaper fell to 8,005[3] and by December 2025 the preceding 6-month average was 1,270.[4]
History
The paper was founded by William Farrow Taylor as the Cambridge Daily News in 1888.[citation needed] The paper was later sold to the Iliffe family,[citation needed] who continued to turn the paper into a profit-making business under the new name of the Cambridge Evening News, starting in 1969.[citation needed] In 2012, Local World acquired the title from Yattendon Group.[5]
Until 2002 the St Neots edition was titled St Neots Evening News and the Huntingdon & St Ives edition Huntingdon and St Ives Evening News for around three years, before reverting to their original names.[citation needed] The editor from February 2008 until April 2016 was Paul Brackley.[6] David Bartlett was appointed editor in June 2016.[7]
On Saturday 13 September 2014, the newspaper was relaunched with a new design, alongside daily paid-for regional editions Hunts News, Royston News and Walden News replacing the free weekly publications.[8]
The 6 December 2017 edition of Cambridge News was noted for a printing error on the front page. The newspaper went to print with a main headline consisting of placeholder text which read "100PT SPLASH HEADING HERE" instead of the intended news story, followed by more filler text contained in a strapline. After images of the cover spread virally on social media, the editor-in-chief apologised to readers and blamed a technical error in the publishing process.[9][10]
Awards
The paper won Regional Newspaper of the Year at The Newspaper Awards held in 2009 and 2013. This award was part sponsored by its own parent organisation.[11]
Online media
Cambridge News publishes most of its news online via its website, which – as of no later than 2025 – is branded as Cambridgeshire Live. The site can be viewed for free and without registration although the e-edition of the newspaper is behind a paywall.[12]
References
- ^ "ABC figures: How the regional dailies performed". HoldTheFrontPage. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Cambridge News restructure putting seven jobs at risk as cuts to fall on design and features teams". 14 July 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Cambridge News – Data – ABC | Audit Bureau of Circulations". abc.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Cambridge News – Data – ABC | Audit Bureau of Circulations". abc.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "Daily Mail sells regional newspapers to Local World". BBC News. 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Editor-in-chief to leave Cambridge News after seven years – Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "New editors unveiled at Leicester Mercury and Cambridge News – Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "Cambridge News launches bigger, brighter, better paper". Cambridge News. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Cambridge News: Paper apologises over headline gaffe". BBC News. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Cambridge News front page blunder goes viral – Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Cambridge News wins UK Regional Newspaper of the Year award". Cambridge News. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "Cambridge News | E-Edition". Cambridge News. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-30.