ARCHANT LTD

Founded in Norwich as The Norfolk News by Jacob Henry Tillett, Jeremiah Colman, John Copeman and Thomas Jarrold in 1845.

The Eastern Weekly Press was launched in 1867 and in 1870 the Eastern Daily Press. The Eastern Evening News edition was launched in 1882.

In 1969 the company moved into their current home Prospect House in the centre of Norwich.

In 1962 the paper merged with suffolk's East Anglian Daily Times and Evening Star to become the Eastern Counties News Group (ECNG).

The Eastern Counties News Group continued to expand with further aqusitions -

1985 - ADVERTISER GROUP

1993 - THOMPSON

1998 - HOME COUNTIES PLC

1999 - MARKET LINK

Now with publications throughout the UK and not just the Eastern Counties in March 2002, The Eastern Counties News Group rebranded as Archant. The company continues to expand its portfolio of printed publications.

In May 2010, Archant launched Cambridge First, a weekly newspaper in Cambridge and January 2013 sees a move into local TV with the launch of Mustard TV online in Norwich.

REGIONAL PUBLICATIONS from ARCHANT:

Norwich Murcury 18?? -

Eastern Daily Press 19?? -

Eastern Evening News 19?? -

Evening Star, Ipswich 19?? -

MUSIC RELATED COLUMNS

HERE AND NOW - Eastern Evening News, 29th March 1965 -198?

MUSIC NOTES - Evening News,