County Down Spectator
With a successful track record of printing and publishing over 100 years, the Spectator and Chronicle group has firmly established itself as one of Northern Ireland´s leading local newspaper groups. It provides for the needs of its readers, the local community, local businesses and advertisers.
Established in 1904, the Spectator is the only paid for weekly title in the vibrant North Down area. The circulation area extends from Holywood down through the affluent ‘Gold Coast’ of Helens Bay and Crawfordsburn to Bangor, Groomsport and Donaghadee. Over the years this part of Northern Ireland has attracted affluent and successful residents, making up a predominantly ABCI population, above the Northern Ireland average.
This area is also a large tourism ‘hot spot’ with Bangor alone attracting over 136,000 tourists, and its 12 mile proximity to Belfast has made it a principal location for investment and enterprise. The boroughs of North Down and Ards have seen their populations double in the past 30 years, and numbers now exceed 160,000. There is low overall unemployment and an exceptional workforce, with over twice the province’s average of graduates in the population.
According to the most recent NI Family Expenditure Survey, the population of North Down expenditure is almost twice that of the Northern Ireland average. For advertisers, that means increased opportunities to grow sales.
As well as designing and producing our own newspapers and digital media, we’re also available and keen to work with companies, charities, community groups etc from around the Boroughs of North Down and Ards. Whatever your organisation’s communications and publicity requirements, Spectator News & Media can provide you with the creativity, expertise, facilities and resources you could possibly need, and all at a great local value and convenience!
For further information about local news stories or advertising opportunities, please contact us at any time at:
Spectator Newspapers
91 Main Street
Bangor
County Down
BT20 4AF
Tel: 02891 270270
