The Westmorland Gazette

The Westmorland Gazette
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Newsquest Media Group
EditorVanessa Sims
Founded23 May 1818; 206 years ago (1818-05-23)
Circulation7,312 (as of 2023)[1]
Websitethewestmorlandgazette.co.uk

The Westmorland Gazette is a weekly newspaper published in Kendal, England, covering "South Lakeland and surrounding areas",[2] including Barrow and North Lancashire. Its name refers to the historic county of Westmorland. The paper is now owned by the Newsquest group, forming part of Westmorland Gazette Newspapers, which includes the weekly freesheet South Lakes Citizen and other titles. It has an office in Ulverston in addition to its Kendal base. The circulation is about 7,500.[2] It changed from broadsheet to compact format in August 2009.[3] The editor, Vanessa Sims, also edits Cumbrian titles the Mail, the News & Star, The Cumberland News, the Whitehaven News, and the Times & Star.

  1. ^ "Westmorland Gazette". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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  3. ^ "The Westmorland Gazette breaks its broadsheet tradition with compact move". How-do: News, opinion and resources for the North West media industry. Retrieved 4 July 2010.