Sutton & Croydon Guardian

{{Short description|Free local newspaper published in the London Boroughs of Sutton and Croydon}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use British English|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Sutton & Croydon Guardian | logo = Sutton & Croydon Guardian logo.svg | image = Sutton Guardian, July 1 2021.jpg | caption = Front page of the Sutton & Croydon Guardian on 1 July 2021 | type = Weekly free [[newspaper]] | format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]] | founded = | owners = [[Newsquest Media Group]] | political_position = | circulation = 18,028 | circulation_date = 2023 | circulation_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/product/19255 |title= Sutton & Croydon Guardian |publisher=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK)]] |date=22 February 2024 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> | headquarters = [[Croydon]], London, UK | editor = | website = {{URL|yourlocalguardian.co.uk}} }} The '''''Sutton & Croydon Guardian''''', also known as '''''[[Your Local Guardian]]''''', is a weekly free local newspaper published by [[Newsquest]] that covers the South [[London borough]]s of [[London Borough of Sutton|Sutton]] and [[London Borough of Croydon|Croydon]], as well as surrounding areas. The newspaper is published every Wednesday and is distributed free of charge locally. It is sold for 60 [[pence]] at newsagents and other shops in and around the boroughs.

==History== The ''Croydon Guardian'' was launched in 1986 by regional newspaper publisher Newsquest Media Group's South London arm. The newspaper, like many other local papers, has a high average advertising content percentage of around 77% according to the [[ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations UK)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]]. There are over 25 editions to the newspaper for different districts in the borough, although a [[Mitcham]] edition, which is in the [[London Borough of Merton]] is also published.

In 2019, the owner [[Newsquest]] merged the ''Sutton Guardian'' and ''Croydon Guardian'' to create the ''Sutton & Croydon Guardian''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Avis-Riordan |first=Katie |date=13 May 2015 |title=Senior editor roles axed across Newsquest's South London weeklies and Petts Wood newsroom to close |language=en-US |website=Press Gazette |url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/job-losses-expected-newsquest-consults-closing-news-shopper-offices-south-east-london/ |access-date=2021-07-02}}</ref>

As of May 2024, the main reporters include Amy Clarke, Ezekiel Bertrand, Berk Uyal, Poppy Huggett, and Mary O'Donovan.

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== External links == *[https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/ Official website] *[https://www.newsquest.co.uk/ Newsquest Media Group]

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