The Weston & Somerset Mercury
Local newspaper
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The Weston, Worle & Somerset Mercury is a weekly paid for newspaper that covers Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding areas of Somerset and North Somerset in England. The Weston Mercury was established 1 April 1843 and was family-owned for much of its history. The Somerset Mercury is a regional edition of The Weston & Somerset Mercury which covers the Cheddar and Axbridge area of Somerset.
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | USA Today Co. |
| Publisher | Newsquest |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Circulation | 3,348 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Website | thewestonmercury |
It is published by Newsquest.
It has won the Newspaper Society's Community Newspaper of the year award numerous times, most recently in 2007 and 2008.[2][3]
Its office is in the heart of Weston town centre. Also based in the Weston office is the Mercury's sister paper, the North Somerset Times, and the Midweek Mercury, a free weekly newspaper which incorporates the former free advert paper Admag.[4]
