Glasgow Times

What Glasgow Times does

Glasgow Times is a local news publication serving Glasgow and surrounding areas of Scotland, distributing content primarily through its website at glasgowtimes.co.uk and a portfolio of associated products. The core offering is local news, sport (notably Celtic, Rangers, and Partick Thistle coverage), entertainment, weather, traffic, council and planning developments, and investigative journalism under the "Glasgow Times Investigates" banner. The publication has been operating for approximately 150 years and was recognized with a City Honour Award for journalism that makes a difference in the Glasgow community.

The underlying product surface is a digital news publishing platform extending beyond editorial content into a digital edition, email newsletters, online puzzles, a local business listings directory, classifieds (jobs, cars, homes), advertising booking services, and a public notices portal for statutory announcements. Distribution leverages a multi-channel approach — Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, and newsletters — alongside a partnership with the Public Notice Portal for statutory public notices. The technology stack is conventional digital publishing infrastructure with no disclosed proprietary AI, API, or SDK.

Glasgow Times is owned and operated by Newsquest Media Group Ltd, a diversified regional newspaper network registered in England and Wales (company number 01676637). Revenue is generated through three streams: digital subscriptions (recurring), display advertising (local businesses), and public notices (statutory). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is IPSO-regulated and adheres to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. Stacey Mullen serves as Editor.

Name

Glasgow Times

Legal name

Newsquest Media Group Ltd

Website

https://glasgowtimes.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Glasgow Times is a 150-year-old local newspaper serving Glasgow, Scotland, distributing local news, sport, and community coverage via its website, digital edition, newsletters, and social channels, monetized through digital subscriptions, display advertising, and statutory public notices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local News Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA)

Keywords

• Local news publishing
• Digital news platform
• Regional journalism
• Online classifieds
• Public notices portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to digital content including exclusive articles and digital edition
2. Display Advertising: Local businesses advertise to the target community through display advertising on the website
3. Public Notices: Publishing public notices including planning applications, traffic notices, alcohol licensing, probate notices, and other statutory announcements

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Glasgow Times is a digital and local newspaper publication serving Glasgow, Scotland, providing local news, sports coverage (Celtic, Rangers, Partick Thistle), entertainment, lifestyle, and community-focused journalism through its website glasgowtimes.co.uk. The publication supplements its core journalism with a digital edition, email newsletters, classifieds (jobs, cars, homes), a local business directory, advertising services, online puzzles, and a public notices portal for statutory announcements.

Product overview

Glasgow Times is a local newspaper website offering a digital news platform with the core website providing local Glasgow news, sports, entertainment, and community content. The portfolio includes the digital edition of the newspaper, email newsletters, classifieds (jobs, cars, homes), a local business directory, advertising booking services, puzzles, and a public notices portal. The company also offers subscription services for premium digital and print access. The products work together to provide comprehensive local coverage and community services for the Glasgow area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Glasgow Times Website The primary digital news platform providing local Glasgow news, sports, entertainment, and community coverage including Celtic, Rangers, and other Scottish football clubs. Targeted at Glasgow residents and the wider local community.
• Digital Edition Online digital version of the Glasgow Times newspaper accessible to subscribers, providing a replica of the print edition in digital format.
• Email Newsletters Email newsletter subscriptions covering various topics and breaking news alerts, keeping subscribers informed about Glasgow news and events.
• Classifieds (Jobs, Cars, Homes) Online classified advertising sections for employment, automotive sales, and property listings, serving individuals and local businesses in the Glasgow area.
• Local Listings Directory Business and local services directory for the Glasgow area, allowing local businesses to list and readers to discover local services.
• Advertising Services Print and digital advertising booking services for businesses wishing to reach the Glasgow Times audience through display advertising.
• Puzzles Online puzzle games and entertainment content for Glasgow Times readers, including crosswords and other puzzle formats.
• Public Notices Platform for publishing statutory public notices including planning applications, traffic notices, alcohol licensing, and probate announcements, serving businesses and individuals needing to publish legally required notices.
• Subscription Services Paid digital and print subscription tiers offering exclusive content and reduced advertising for subscribers of Glasgow Times.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Public Notice PortalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Public Notice Portal, operated by the News Media Association, to publish statutory public notices. The portal aggregates public notices from local news publishers across the UK, making them searchable by location. Supported by Google News Initiative.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• STV: Scotland's main commercial ITV broadcaster and digital news publisher, providing overlapping coverage of Glasgow news, weather, sport and public interest stories. Competes for both reader attention and regional display advertising spend across the Glasgow market.
• BBC Scotland: Larger, publicly-funded incumbent that covers Glasgow news, sport and current affairs across broadcast and digital. Competes for the same local audience attention and advertiser-funded reach, but with a vastly broader portfolio and non-commercial funding.

Direct peers

• The Scotsman: Scotland-focused national newspaper owned by Newsquest, providing overlapping local/national Scottish news coverage and competing for the same Glasgow-region digital subscriptions and display advertising budgets.
• Manchester Evening News: Large UK regional digital news brand (Reach plc) with a comparable mix of local news, sport, public notices, classifieds, newsletters and digital subscriptions. Closest UK benchmark for the operating model Glasgow Times is scaling toward.
• WalesOnline: Reach plc's flagship Welsh regional news site, comparable in scale, audience geography, vertical news/sport segmentation and digital subscription revenue mix to Glasgow Times.
• Liverpool Echo: Major UK regional digital news publication (Reach plc) covering a single metropolitan area with local news, football coverage, public notices and digital subscriptions — structurally identical to Glasgow Times in GTM motion.
• The Herald (Glasgow): Long-established Glasgow-based daily newspaper, historically part of the same Herald & Times group as Glasgow Times. Competes for the same local news, sport and advertising audience in the Glasgow DMA with overlapping coverage of council, crime and Celtic/Rangers beats.
• Edinburgh Evening News: Scottish local evening newspaper operated by the same Newsquest-owned stable, sharing identical digital subscription, display advertising and public notice revenue models. Closest comparable in geographic proximity, format and ownership structure.
• Daily Record: Scottish tabloid newspaper (Reach plc) with heavy local Glasgow, Celtic and Rangers coverage. Competes directly for Glasgow sports traffic, display advertising and digital subscriptions, and operates the same multi-channel social distribution model.
• Birmingham Mail: Reach plc regional news brand serving the Birmingham metro with the same combination of local news, sport, classifieds, public notices and digital subscription tiers Glasgow Times employs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Glasgow_Times
• Facebookfacebook.com/glasgowtimes/?locale=en_GB
• Instagraminstagram.com/glasgowtimes/?hl=en
• TikToktiktok.com/@glasgow_times

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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