The Telford Journal now has a verified free distribution figure of nearly 61,000. Most copies go through the letter box to homes across the new town area but it is sold in some outlets, with a cover price of 15p.
The paper is based at the Shropshire Star offices in Waterloo Road, Ketley. It is printed on a Wednesday evening and distributed the following day.
The Journal aims to be a family newspaper, reflecting the lives of its readers and carrying a mix of news, sport and features. Every week it has a special Property section, an authorative guide to homes on sale across the area, backed up by informative articles on homes and lifestyles.
On the news front, the Journal aims to cover the major topics of the day in Telford and provide a round up every week of just what’s been happening in the new town; the serious, the sad, the happy and the offbeat.
It also carries regular columns by the local MPs and Euro MP as well as various other specialist columns. It runs a popular Playmates Club for children and its sports columns are keenly followed. No wedding would be the same, either, without a picture in the Journal.
The editor is David Sharp, a local journalist with nearly 30 years experience, a former news editor, chief reporter and health correspondent of the Shropshire Star, backed up by a Journal editorial staff and freelance contributors. See Contact Us section for more details.
