Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales has been reviewing its publishing portfolio and office network structure and this will result in a number of changes to the existing portfolio of newspapers and the closure of a number of offices.
These moves will also require staff reorganisation which will result in some job losses and the consultation process has begun with affected staff today.
Trinity Mirror North West Regional Managing Director, Sara Wilde, said: "Taking the decision to make changes such as these is never easy, but I believe these changes will strengthen the power of our products in their marketplaces and meet both the needs of advertisers' and readers' in the face of challenging market conditions."
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Notes to editors:
The portfolio changes are as follows:
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Closure of the Flintshire BuySell and integration of the BuySell advertising platform into the
- Closure of the separate South Wirral News edition of Wirral News Group.
- A reduction in Wirral News Group editions, from six to four, focusing on
- Closure of the Abergele Visitor, Rhyl and Prestatyn Visitor and Your Vale to be replaced with the launch of a new free title, the Denbighshire Visitor.
- Closure of the paid for Formby Times and its re-launch as a free title in Formby.
- Closure of the free Midweek Advertiser in Ormskirk.
- Closure of the Huyton & Roby Star
Over the coming months the following office moves will take place:
- The Rhyl office will close and staff will relocate to
- The Frodsham Office will close and staff will relocate to either
- The Northwich office will close and staff will relocate to
- The Whitchurch office will close and staff will relocate to
- The Wirral News Group office in
- The
- The offices in Crosby, Formby and Ormskirk will close and staff will relocate to the
