Ellon Times

Ellon Times is a local weekly newspaper based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its editorial remit focuses on community news, local affairs, and sport across Ellon and a network of nearby towns, villages, and rural areas. The publication serves communities including Auchnagatt, Balmedie, Collieston, Cruden Bay, Formartine, Methlick, Newburgh, Pitmedden, Tarves, and Udny Green. The newspaper operates within a regional publishing network rather than as an internationally distributed media title. Its role is primarily local: reporting events, organisations, people, sports, and issues relevant to residents in and around the Ellon area. Like many community newspapers, its value proposition is based on geographic specificity and familiarity with the communities it covers rather than on national scale. Ellon Times has been associated with a group of north-east Scottish local newspapers that includes the Buchan Observer, Fraserburgh Herald, and Inverurie Herald. This sister-publication relationship places it within a broader regional publishing structure while preserving a distinct local identity and coverage area. Ownership of the newspaper changed between Archant and Johnston Press in 2007. Johnston Press later entered administration in 2018, after which JPIMedia took ownership of the relevant assets. The available reference material does not establish the newspaper's founding year, founder, current editor, current ultimate owner, circulation, revenue, or detailed print-and-digital operating model. The publication maintains an official website at ellontimes.co.uk.

Ellon Times is a weekly local newspaper associated with Ellon in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its coverage area extends beyond the town itself to surrounding settlements and rural communities, including Auchnagatt, Balmedie, Collieston, Cruden Bay, Formartine, Methlick, Newburgh, Pitmedden, Tarves, and Udny Green. The publication's core editorial subject matter consists of local news and sport, giving it a community-newspaper role within the north-east Scottish media landscape. The newspaper is part of a regional family of publications that includes the Buchan Observer, Fraserburgh Herald, and Inverurie Herald. These sister-paper relationships reflect the way local newspaper groups combine shared ownership or operational structures with separate titles focused on defined geographic communities. Ellon Times therefore functions as a distinct local brand while being connected to a wider publishing network. The available historical record identifies an ownership transfer involving Archant and Johnston Press in 2007. This was a significant corporate change for the title, moving it between established regional newspaper groups. The record does not provide a founding date, launch circumstances, founder, historical editors, circulation figures, or a detailed account of changes to the newspaper's print format. Johnston Press entered administration in 2018. Following that event, JPIMedia took ownership of the company's assets. This placed Ellon Times within the asset portfolio controlled by JPIMedia after the Johnston Press restructuring. The available material does not establish the newspaper's subsequent ultimate ownership, nor does it provide enough information to document later editorial, print, digital, or commercial developments. Today, Ellon Times is represented by an official website and remains identified as a local weekly newspaper serving Ellon and the surrounding Aberdeenshire communities. Its continuing identity is rooted in proximity: reporting the events, institutions, sports, and public concerns of a clearly defined local area rather than pursuing national or international coverage.

• 2018

  JPIMedia assumes Johnston Press assets

  [1]Ellon Timesen.wikipedia.org

  After Johnston Press entered administration, JPIMedia took ownership of its assets, including the assets associated with Ellon Times.

• 2007

  Ownership transfer involving Archant and Johnston Press

  [1]Ellon Timesen.wikipedia.org

  Ownership of Ellon Times was transferred between regional publishers Archant and Johnston Press.

A community-focused weekly newspaper serving Ellon and surrounding villages in Aberdeenshire, with emphasis on locally relevant news and sport.

• Local newspaper

  Ellon Times weekly newspaper

  The principal product is a weekly local newspaper serving Ellon and nearby communities in Aberdeenshire. Its coverage includes local affairs, community developments, events, people, and sport across Ellon and surrounding villages and rural areas. The title's differentiation comes from its local geographic focus and community relevance.

• Digital news publication

  Ellon Times website

  The newspaper's official website provides its digital presence and supports the publication's local-news brand online. The available sources do not specify the site's precise publishing schedule, subscription model, archive access, or division of content between print and digital channels.

• 2018

  Asset transfer following Johnston Press administrationM&A

  Background

  Johnston Press entered administration, creating a restructuring and asset-ownership event affecting its newspaper portfolio.

  Action taken

  JPIMedia took ownership of Johnston Press's assets.

  Aftermath

  Ellon Times became associated with the assets controlled by JPIMedia. The available sources do not detail subsequent operational changes.

  Source

• 2007

  Change of newspaper ownershipM&A

  Background

  Ellon Times changed hands between Archant and Johnston Press as part of the ownership history of the regional newspaper title.

  Action taken

  Ownership was transferred between the two publishing groups.

  Aftermath

  The newspaper continued as part of a wider regional newspaper network, later becoming associated with JPIMedia following Johnston Press's administration.

  Source

1. 1Ellon Timesen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Ellon Times official websiteellontimes.co.uk