Name changes The
Bath Journal was published in 1743, and was renamed ''Boddely's Bath Journal
. It was renamed Keene's Bath Journal
in January 1822, and was eventually taken over by the Bath Herald'' in March 1916. By 1919 it had changed its name to the
Bath and Wilts Chronicle as a result of a merger with another paper. The
Bath Herald was merged with the
Bath Chronicle in 1925 The early 1960s was a time for another minor name change to
Bath and Wilts Evening Chronicle. The change took place with the issue of 12 June 1961, but was again changed, with the issue of 1 April 1974 to
Bath and West Evening Chronicle, before changing to the
Evening Chronicle with the issue of 3 January 1989, remaining with that title until 7 May 1994. In October 2007, the
Bath Chronicle switched from daily to weekly publication, every Thursday. The paper celebrated its 250th anniversary in October 2010, publishing a special supplement to mark the occasion. In March 2018,
Trinity Mirror's
Somerset Live platform began to operate the
Bath Chronicle website. In November 2018,
Bath Chronicle staff moved from their office of 10 years to space in neighbouring
Bath College.
Ownership In 2012,
Local World acquired owner Northcliffe Media from
Daily Mail and General Trust. It is published as part of the Bath Newspapers Group. Its circulation reaches the population of Bath and the surrounding areas including parts of
Wiltshire and
Somerset. In November 2015,
Trinity Mirror took over
Local World in a £220 million deal.
Associated publications A series of weekly supplements included the Property Chronicle, the Bath Observer and the Norton Radstock & Frome Observer. The Observer supplements ceased publication in 2008. == Archives ==