Bio

Background and Format: Launched in 1854, The Swindon Advertiser is published by Newsquest daily and is aimed at residents of Swindon and Wiltshire. Covers news, sport and what's on. For more information about advertising rates, the team can be reached here. Circulation: Source: ABC (print and digital edition combined). Awards: 2013 – EDF Energy South West Media Awards, Website of the Year, Runner up 2012 - EDF Energy South West Media Awards, Front Page of the Year: Swindon Advertiser - Handchuffed (winner) 2010 - The EDF Energy South West Media Awards, Front Page of the Year (nominee) 2007 - EDF Energy South West Media Awards, Front Page of the Year, We're wearing it pink, Runner Up 2007 - EDF Energy South West Media Awards 2007, Daily Newspaper of the Year, Runner Up Alerts: Gorkana Alert: Wednesday 7 November 2012 Newsquest has produced apps of ten of its newspapers for the new Amazon Kindle Fire and Fire HD tablets. Apps have been created for The Northern Echo, The Oxford Times, The Argus (Brighton), Sutton Guardian, Worcester News, Stourbridge News, Hampshire Sports Pink, Colchester Daily Gazette, Swindon Advertiser and the Southend, Basildon and Castlepoint Echo. They are available from the Kindle Newsstand and have been developed in partnership with technology company PageSuite. For more information, Managing Director of Newsquest Digital Media Roger Green can be reached at rgreen@newsquest.co.uk Gorkana Alert: 30 May 2006 The Swindon Advertiser has a new look, with a cleaner, more modern style with the introduction of new daily features sections. There is also a new daily letters spread and three pages of Neighbourhood News from local correspondents every Friday. The new features sections, most of which have a prime slot just before the TV centre spread, will widen the appeal of the paper and give readers added reasons to buy it every day. They are: food and drink guide Taste, on Mondays, Family Life on a Tuesday, Business Week for Wednesdays, ents guide Out, on Thursdays and the Friday Weekender.