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June 18, 2018updated 19 Jun 2018 1:37pm

New monthly newspaper covering Gloucestershire towns is ‘turning profit’ with ‘print-first’ approach

By Sam Forsdick

Two former colleagues have reunited to launch a local newspaper with a print-first strategy that has already turned a profit two issues in.

Simon Hacker, who has written for the Times, Guardian and Autocar, and photographer Matt Bigwood, launched the Wotton Times last month.

Both men began their careers at Bailey Newspaper Group and decided to launch the new weekly title because of their belief that “local news is the bedrock of a community”.

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