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Diss Express

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Diss Express
Owner(s)Iliffe Media Group Ltd
Founded1864
Circulation1,132 (as of 2023)[1]
Websitedissexpress.co.uk

The Diss Express is an English newspaper that covers a 500 square mile circulation area on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. It was owned by Johnston Press, and a print edition was released every Friday. Major towns and villages covered by the Diss Express include Diss, Eye, Harleston, Debenham and Long Stratton.

History

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The paper was founded by Mr Abbott in November 1864 as the Diss Express and Norfolk & Suffolk Journal.

In January 2017, it was bought, along with twelve other titles, by Iliffe Media for £17m. Since then, it has been printed in Cambridge.[2]

Since June 2020, the Chief Reporter at the newspaper has been Joe Hadden.

References

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  1. ^ "Diss Express". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. ^ Linford, Paul (2017). "Iliffe Media completes purchase of 13 weeklies from JP - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Hold the Front Page. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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