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Former English weekly newspaper

Bristol Observer Type Weekly newspaper Owner Local World Publisher Trinity Mirror[1] Founded 1960[1] Ceased publication 30 November 2017[1] Language English Headquarters Temple Way, Bristol Circulation 55,000 (December 2016)[1]

The ***Bristol Observer*** started out as the *Kingswood and Keynsham Observer*, a weekly paper, but at this time it was a paid for publication. In 1981 it became part of the Bristol Observer series and was distributed free.

It underwent changes in editorial format and style, including a trashy sensationalist incarnation edited by Peter J. O'Reilly for a few years in the early 2000s. It subsequently largely comprised a small selection of bland "repurposed" material from its sister *Bristol Post*, with *Post* editor Michael Norton also notionally overseeing the *Observer*.

In 2012, [Local World](/source/Local_World) acquired owner Northcliffe Media from [Daily Mail and General Trust](/source/Daily_Mail_and_General_Trust).[2]

In 2017 the *Bristol Observer* was quietly closed, with no warning or announcement to readers. Its final publication was dated 30 November.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pressgazette_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pressgazette_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pressgazette_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-pressgazette_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-pressgazette_1-4) Mayhew, Freddy (1 November 2017). ["Bristol Observer newspaper closing as a result of 'changing reader habits', says Trinity Mirror"](http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/bristol-observer-newspaper-closing-as-a-result-of-changing-reader-habits-says-trinity-mirror/). *[Press Gazette](/source/Press_Gazette)*. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Daily Mail sells regional newspapers to Local World"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20424474). [BBC News](/source/BBC_News). 21 November 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

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