Milton Keynes Citizen Explained

The Milton Keynes Citizen is the only freely distributed local newspaper in Milton Keynes. The newspaper is owned by National World.^{[3] [4]}

The MK Citizen was founded by Bill Alder and 1981^[5] and they sold to EMAP in 1987 and the purchase was completed in April 1990. EMAP sold the paper to Johnston Publishing in the 1990s. The newspaper had a circulation of 95,464 in 2000^[6] and 97,714 in 2010.^[7]

Distribution

The Milton Keynes Citizen is distributed freely across the City of Milton Keynes unitary authority area on Thursdays.

There was formerly a more limited circulation Tuesday sister paper, Citizen First which was distributed on Tuesdays (this was formerly the Citizen on Sunday but changed when MK News launched on Wednesdays). This is no longer published.

part of LSN Media Ltd., which closed in October 2016.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lambourne . Helen . Johnston Press seeks more than £8m from sale of offices . HoldtheFrontPage . 2 May 2023 . 14 November 2013.
2. Web site: Milton Keynes Citizen . . 19 February 2024 . 18 May 2024.
3. Web site: Holmwood . Leigh . Milton Keynes Citizen staff vote to strike . . 30 April 2023 . 11 January 2008.
4. Web site: Owners of Milton Keynes Citizen to enter administration . MKFM . 30 April 2023 . 16 November 2018.
5. Web site: Former local press owner pleads guilty to theft charges . . 30 April 2023 . 28 June 2006.
6. Web site: Johnston Press PLC Report & Accounts 2000 . 30 April 2023.
7. Web site: ABC figures: How the UK's weekly newspapers fared . HoldtheFrontPage . 2 May 2023 . 25 August 2010.
8. Web site: Ponsford . Dominic . Trinity Mirror closes newspapers in Milton Keynes, Luton and Northampton as Local World purge continues . Press Gazette . 30 April 2023 . 19 October 2016.