Fired Johnston Press journalists help to set up rival newspaper

Journalists made redundant when the Scarborough Evening News was transformed into a weekly are among a group preparing to launch a three-day-a-week title for the town. They plan to publish the first issue of the Scarborough Voice in September, printing 10,000 copies for sale on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The 20-page paper will sell for 25p, half the price of the old Evening News and a quarter of the £1 charged for the new weekly version. The team of eight involved in the project are led by Matthew Thurston who already runs a monthly magazine, the Scarborough Advertiser. He said: "With the Scarborough Evening News going weekly we are saying there's a gap in the market to keep providing local people with local news." The Evening News, owned by Johnston Press, was selling about 10,600 copies a day when its daily publication ceased earlier this month. Source: HoldTheFrontPage