Another weekly newspaper title has gone to the wall. The final print issue of the Hounslow and Brentford Times was published last week.
The paper, owned by Newsquest/Gannett, announced the closure three weeks ago. Editor Helen Barnes explained on Friday that the closure decision had been taken reluctantly after a lengthy review.
There will be a continuing website presence and it is hoped that readers will now buy the group's senior title in the area, the Richmond and Twickenham Times, which is distributing extra copies from this week.
The Hounslow and Brentford Times - then known as the Chiswick Times - was founded in 1895 by Frederick Dimbleby, great-grandfather of the broadcasters David and Jonathan Dimbleby.
Two years ago the paper, one of the few remaining regional broadsheets, became a tabloid. But the switch did not improve sales or advertising income.
In the last set of ABC sales figures, the Richmond and Twickenham Times series recorded a total circulation of 51,000, a mixture of paid-for and free distribution.
