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Encyclopedia > Evening Times

The Evening Times, is an evening tabloid newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...


The paper, an evening sister paper of The Herald, was established in 1876. The paper's slogan is "Nobody knows Glasgow better". The Lighthouse, Charles Mackintoshs Glasgow Herald building The Herald is a broadsheet newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland. ...


Along with its sister paper, publication moved to a Charles Rennie Mackintosh building in Mitchell Street in 1868. The building is now The Lighthouse, Scotland's Centre for Architecture, Design and the City. Scotland Street school in Glasgow Hill House, Helensburgh. ... The Lighthouse, Charles Mackintoshs Glasgow Herald building The Lighthouse in Glasgow, is Scotlands Centre for Architecture, Design and the City. ...


In 1964, publishers George Outram were bought by Sir Hugh Fraser. Ownership was then acquired in 1979 by Tiny Rowland's Lonrho. Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet (18 September 1936–5 May 1987), formerly 2nd Baron Fraser of Allander, was chairman of the House of Fraser, Harrods, George Outram (company), and Whyte and Mackay. ... Roland Tiny Rowland (1917 - 1998) was a British businessman and chairman of the Lonrho conglomerate from 1962 to 1994. ... Lonrho plc was incorporated in the United Kingdom on 13 May 1909 as the London and Rhodesian Mining Company Limited. ...


On 19 July 1980 the paper moved to offices at 195 Albion Street, a black-fronted building modelled after the Black Lubyanka building of the Daily Express in London's Fleet Street. The Albion Street building had previously housed the Scottish Daily News workers' cooperative from May to November 1975. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ... For the television series tentatively titled Fleet Street, see Boston Legal. ... The Scottish Daily News (SDN) was a left-of-centre daily newspaper published in Glasgow, Scotland, from May 5 to November 8, 1975. ... A worker cooperative is a cooperative owned and operated by its worker-owners. There are no outside, or consumer owners, in a workers cooperative - only the workers own shares of the business. ...


A management buy-out in May 1992 created Caledonian Newspapers, later purchased by Scottish Television in 1996. After the purchase the TV group renamed itself Scottish Media Group. Scottish Television is Scotlands largest independent television franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. ... SMG plc is a Scottish-based media company. ...


The Evening Times and The Herald are owned by Newsquest (a division of Gannett), which acquired it with the purchase of the publishing arm of the Scottish Media Group in 2003 in a highly controversial £216-million sale. Newsquest is the second largest publisher of regional or local newspapers in the United Kingdom. ... Gannett Company, Inc. ... SMG plc is a Scottish-based media company. ...


See also

This article deals with the Media in Glasgow. ... List of newspapers in Scotland is a list of newspapers in Scotland. ... The Scottish Daily News (SDN) was a left-of-centre daily newspaper published in Glasgow, Scotland, from May 5 to November 8, 1975. ...

External link

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Evening Times - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (245 words)
The Evening Times, is an evening tabloid newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland.
The paper, an evening sister paper of The Herald, was established in 1876.
The Evening Times and The Herald are owned by Newsquest (a division of Gannett), which acquired it with the purchase of the publishing arm of the Scottish Media Group in 2003 in a highly controversial £216-million sale.
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