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The South Wales Evening Post is a tabloid
Tabloid

A tabloid is an industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread; to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest stories and entertainment, often distributed free of charge ; or to a newspaper that tends to emphasize sensationalism crime stories, gossip columns repeating scandalous innuend...
 evening newspaper
Newspaper

A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on Politics, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports....
 that serves South West Wales
South West Wales

South West Wales is a loosely-defined region of Wales. A clear definition consisting of all of the unitary authorities of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire is used by a number of government agencies and private organisations....
. The paper has three daily editions - Swansea
Swansea

Swansea is a City status in the United Kingdom and subdivisions of Wales in Wales. Swansea is in the Historic counties of Wales of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower peninsula and the Lliw uplands....
, Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot is a county borough#Wales and one of the Principal areas of Wales of Wales. Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most List of Welsh principal areas by population in Wales and the third most populous county borough....
 and Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire is a subdivisions of Wales in the South West Wales of Wales and one of thirteen counties of Wales. Its three largest towns are Carmarthen, Llanelli and Ammanford....
 and is published by South West Wales Publications
South West Wales Publications

South West Wales Publications , part of the Northcliffe Media, is a regional newspaper publisher based in Swansea. The company produces eight local and regional paid-for and free titles including the:...
, part of the Northcliffe Media
Northcliffe Media

Northcliffe Media is a large regional newspaper publisher in the UK and Central and Eastern Europe, owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust....
 group. The current editor is Spencer Feeney.

Founded in 1893 as the South Wales Daily Post, the paper changed its name in 1932 to the current title. Former journalists included poet Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas

Dylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh people poet who wrote exclusively in English. In addition to poetry, he wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, which he often performed himself....
, who joined from school in 1930 but left 18 months later to become freelance.

In August 2006, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation figures, the South Wales Evening Post overtook the Cardiff
Cardiff

Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
-based South Wales Echo
South Wales Echo

The South Wales Echo is a daily newspaper distributed in South Wales. It was founded in 1884 and is based in Thomson House, Cardiff Cardiff city centre....
 as the biggest-selling evening newspaper in Wales
Wales

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.

Presently the Post is published six days a week by South West Wales Media, the company that also publishes the Carmarthen Journal
Carmarthen Journal

The Carmarthen Journal is a newspaper founded in 1810 in Wales and now based in Carmarthen, the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. Published by Northcliffe Media, the regional newspaper arm of one of Europe's largest media companies, Daily Mail and General Trust, the building housing the Carmarthen Journal asserts that the Carmarthen Jour...
, Neath Port Talbot Courier, Llanelli Star
Llanelli Star

The Llanelli Star is a Wales regional newspaper covering the areas of Llanelli and Carmarthen in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is published on a weekly basis in a tabloid form, and is split into two main editions, each edition having sub-editions....
, and Swansea Herald of Wales
Swansea Herald of Wales

The Swansea Herald of Wales is a free local weekly newspaper distributed in the Swansea area of south Wales. It is published by South West Wales Publications....
.






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The South Wales Evening Post is a tabloid
Tabloid

A tabloid is an industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread; to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest stories and entertainment, often distributed free of charge ; or to a newspaper that tends to emphasize sensationalism crime stories, gossip columns repeating scandalous innuend...
 evening newspaper
Newspaper

A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on Politics, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports....
 that serves South West Wales
South West Wales

South West Wales is a loosely-defined region of Wales. A clear definition consisting of all of the unitary authorities of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire is used by a number of government agencies and private organisations....
. The paper has three daily editions - Swansea
Swansea

Swansea is a City status in the United Kingdom and subdivisions of Wales in Wales. Swansea is in the Historic counties of Wales of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower peninsula and the Lliw uplands....
, Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot is a county borough#Wales and one of the Principal areas of Wales of Wales. Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most List of Welsh principal areas by population in Wales and the third most populous county borough....
 and Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire is a subdivisions of Wales in the South West Wales of Wales and one of thirteen counties of Wales. Its three largest towns are Carmarthen, Llanelli and Ammanford....
 and is published by South West Wales Publications
South West Wales Publications

South West Wales Publications , part of the Northcliffe Media, is a regional newspaper publisher based in Swansea. The company produces eight local and regional paid-for and free titles including the:...
, part of the Northcliffe Media
Northcliffe Media

Northcliffe Media is a large regional newspaper publisher in the UK and Central and Eastern Europe, owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust....
 group. The current editor is Spencer Feeney.

Founded in 1893 as the South Wales Daily Post, the paper changed its name in 1932 to the current title. Former journalists included poet Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas

Dylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh people poet who wrote exclusively in English. In addition to poetry, he wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, which he often performed himself....
, who joined from school in 1930 but left 18 months later to become freelance.

In August 2006, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation figures, the South Wales Evening Post overtook the Cardiff
Cardiff

Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
-based South Wales Echo
South Wales Echo

The South Wales Echo is a daily newspaper distributed in South Wales. It was founded in 1884 and is based in Thomson House, Cardiff Cardiff city centre....
 as the biggest-selling evening newspaper in Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
.

Presently the Post is published six days a week by South West Wales Media, the company that also publishes the Carmarthen Journal
Carmarthen Journal

The Carmarthen Journal is a newspaper founded in 1810 in Wales and now based in Carmarthen, the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. Published by Northcliffe Media, the regional newspaper arm of one of Europe's largest media companies, Daily Mail and General Trust, the building housing the Carmarthen Journal asserts that the Carmarthen Jour...
, Neath Port Talbot Courier, Llanelli Star
Llanelli Star

The Llanelli Star is a Wales regional newspaper covering the areas of Llanelli and Carmarthen in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is published on a weekly basis in a tabloid form, and is split into two main editions, each edition having sub-editions....
, and Swansea Herald of Wales
Swansea Herald of Wales

The Swansea Herald of Wales is a free local weekly newspaper distributed in the Swansea area of south Wales. It is published by South West Wales Publications....
. The Evening Post produces a range of special features and supplements on entertainment, TV, motoring, property, employment and sport.

See also

  • List of newspapers in Wales
    List of newspapers in Wales

    Below is a list of newspapers published in Wales. Free newspapers are marked with a *.*Barry & District News*Border Counties Advertizer*Burry Port Star...


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