{{Short description|Newspaper in Surrey, England, United Kingdom}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Surrey Advertiser | image = Surrey Advertiser 1.jpg | caption = The Surrey Advertiser offices in Guildford | owners = Reach plc | founded = 1864 | circulation = 2,692 | circulation_date = 2023 | circulation_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/product/67 |title= Surrey Advertiser |publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK) |date=19 February 2024 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> | website = {{URL|getsurrey.co.uk}} }} {{italic title}} The '''''Surrey Advertiser''''' is a newspaper for Surrey, England which was established in 1864 and gradually evolved into the '''Surrey Advertiser Group''' of seven more localised titles. Guardian Media Group sold the Group to Trinity Mirror in 2010. The owners are now known as Reach plc. The head office is in Stoke Mill, Guildford.<ref name=GT140407>{{cite news | publisher=Surrey & Berkshire Newspapers Ltd. | date=2007-04-14 | title=''Guildford Times'' No 10,097 }}</ref>
In March 2009 the ''News and Mail Series'' ended in the light of the more recent parallel titles within the same group which covered the same areas, principally the '' '''Surrey Herald''': (various locality editions)'' and ''Guardian'' series. These three current titles, altogether, have the highest local paper circulation in Surrey. The series has moved universally to colour format. The Group is collectively branded also as the '''''Get Surrey''''' group, particularly its web presence.<ref>[http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=43314&c=1 "Two closures and 95 jobs axed at GMG south regionals" ] Owen Amos, Press Gazette. Retrieved 2014-01-11</ref>
Its history is one of multiple acquisitions to expand its territory. The largest single expansion was in 2009 when GMG bought the '''Esher News & Mail''' Group another broadsheet weekly newspaper first published in 1936. This added five editions, covering towns in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey.
==Newspapers==
===Surrey Advertiser=== The primary newspaper is the weekly ''Surrey Advertiser'' itself with seven regional versions (Guildford, Cranleigh, Godalming, Woking, Elmbridge, Leatherhead, and Dorking). The group also produces other, more local, series including the ''Aldershot News & Mail'' series. The Surrey Advertiser and the ''Woking News & Mail'' were acquired by Surrey and Berkshire Media, a branch of the Guardian Media Group. However, The Surrey Advertiser and associated papers were sold to Trinity Mirror in April while the latter title and the ''Review'' series are the only regional paper that remain with the Guardian Media Group.
===Surrey Herald=== The more localised series covers the less rurally buffered north of the county and its titles are: * Surrey Herald: ** Walton and Weybridge edition ** Sunbury and Shepperton edition ** Staines, Ashford & Egham edition ** Chertsey & Addlestone edition
===Surrey Times Series=== ''Surrey Times'' currently refers to three newspapers: the ''Guildford Times'', ''Godalming Times'', and the ''Cranleigh Times''.<ref name=subscript>{{cite web | url=http://www.surreyad.co.uk/papersubscriptions/ | title=''Surrey Advertiser Online''- Paper Subscriptions | access-date=2007-04-18}}</ref> The papers, established in 1855 and now published and printed by Surrey & Berkshire Media Ltd, are distributed free to local residents, with a verified free distribution over thirty-two thousand copies.<ref name=GT140407 />
==Operational aspects==
===Website===
In 2008 the ''Surrey Advertiser'' group of Trinity Mirror Group launched its website: '''''Get Surrey''''' which is also used to describe the Group succinctly and its jobs site: ''GetTheJob''.<ref>[http://www.getsurrey.co.uk Official website] GetSurrey.co.uk</ref><ref>[http://www.getthejob.co.uk Jobs website] getthejob.co.uk</ref>
In 2018 the online website was rebranded to '''''Surrey Live''''' while still retaining the original domain name.
===Awards===
In October 2009 the ''Surrey Advertiser'' won two awards at the EDF Energy London and the South of England Media Awards 2009.
The ''Surrey Advertiser'' was joint winner of the Community Campaign of the Year award, alongside the ''Gravesend and Dartford Messenger''.
At just under 17 months old, Get Surrey won its award at the first time of asking, the judges remarking that the website “turned a weekly into a daily”.
==History==
===Former News and Mail Series=== The '''''Esher News & Mail''''' was a broadsheet weekly newspaper first published in 1936.
It grew beyond its initial parochial catchment into five editions for towns in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England.
The editions were: * Esher News & Mail * Walton and Hersham News & Mail * Cobham News & Mail * Molesey News & Mail * Weybridge News & Mail
It was part of the Surrey Advertiser Group, owned by the Guardian Media Group
In March 2009 its closure was announced as part of the restructuring plans of the owning group who opened parallel titles which cover the same areas, principally instead its ''Surrey Herald: (various locality editions)'' and ''Guardian'' series. The relevant replacements have moved to colour, tabloid format.<ref>[http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=43314&c=1 March 2009 Amalgamation] Press Gazette. Retrieved 2014-01-11</ref>
==See also== {{Portal-inline|Surrey}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/ ''Surrey Advertiser'' Website] * [http://www.getthejob.co.uk/ ''GetTheJob'' Website] {{clear}} {{Trinity Mirror}}
Category:Newspapers published in Surrey Category:Newspapers established in 1864 Category:1864 establishments in England Category:Newspapers published by Reach plc