The paper was first published in
Bala in October 1860, as a four-page supplement,
The Merioneth Herald, in
The Oswestry Advertiser. Having subsequently become a distinct paper printed in
Oswestry, England, in 1864 it became the
Merionethshire Standard and Mid-Wales Herald and, in 1869, was renamed
The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard. In 1870 it was bought by Sir
John Gibson, who moved the headquarters to Aberystwyth in 1873, but kept printing in Oswestry Politically, it was a
Liberal-leaning newspaper, and supported the election of the first Liberal M.P. for
Merionethshire in 1868. Later Gibson built a printing office and stationer's shop in Terrace Road where the paper was printed for over 60 years—well into the 20th century—before moving to Queen Street and Grays Inn Road by 1980. In 1926, Henry Read, Robert's father, bought the paper and became managing director. In the 1930s, Robert Read became the major shareholder, managing director and managing editor. Robert was succeeded, after his death in 1946, by his son—another Henry Read—as managing director and as managing editor by D. C. Wright.
Cambrian News Ltd also publishes the Pembrokeshire weekly paper
The County Echo and the seasonal
Holidaymaker magazine. == References ==