# Carmarthen Journal

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Welsh newspaper

Carmarthen Journal Carmarthen Journal Type weekly newspaper Owner(s) David Evans (1820; 18 July 1823), John Evans (July 1823; 1832), William Evans (1832; 9 July 1844), William Jones (7 June 1847) Publisher David Evans, John Evans, William Evans, William Jones Launched 3 March 1810 City Carmarthen Country Wales Circulation 2,451 (as of 2023)[1] OCLC number 751615680 Website walesonline.co.uk/all-about/carmarthenshire Media of Wales List of newspapers

The ***Carmarthen Journal*** is a newspaper founded in [1810 in Wales](/source/1810_in_Wales) and now based in [Carmarthen](/source/Carmarthen), the [county town](/source/County_town) of [Carmarthenshire](/source/Carmarthenshire), Wales. The building housing the *Carmarthen Journal* asserts that the *Carmarthen Journal* is the oldest newspaper in Wales.

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

[Welsh Newspapers Online](/source/Welsh_Newspapers_Online) has digitised 1340 issues of the Carmarthen Journal (1810–1919) from the newspaper holdings of the [National Library of Wales](/source/National_Library_of_Wales).[3]

## See also

*[The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter](/source/Carmarthen_Weekly_Reporter)*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Carmarthen Journal"](https://www.abc.org.uk/product/231). [Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK)](/source/Audit_Bureau_of_Circulations_(UK)). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Carmarthen Journal and South Wales Weekly Advertiser"](http://newspapers.library.wales/browse/3676375). *Welsh Newspapers Online*. Retrieved 29 November 2015.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.carmarthenjournal.co.uk/) of the *Carmarthen Journal*

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