R.I.P London Lite

Another one of our free London newspapers have ceased publishing. The London Lite, which was launched in 2006, was created to compete against thelondonpaper (which has also shut down) and the Evening Standard, which is now a free newspaper.

The only free newspapers now are the Evening Standard and The Metro

R.I.P thelondonpaper

Another publication bites the dust...this time it's my favourite free evening paper, thelondonpaper

News International, who own thelondonpaper, revealed today that thelondpaper, which has a daily distribution of 500,000, recorded a pre-tax loss of £12.9m in the year to Jun 2008.

Rupert Murdoch has said:
"The team at thelondonpaper has made great strides in a short space of time with innovative design and a fresh approach but the performance of the business in a difficult free evening newspaper sector has fallen short of expectations. We have taken a tough decision that reflects our priorities as a business."

This closing of the thelondonpaper just goes to show that no publication is safe.