Western Daily Press

Western Daily Press

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Local World
Editor	Gavin Thompson
Staff writers	6-8 approx
Founded	1858
Political alignment	not stated
Headquarters	Temple Way, Bristol
Circulation	6,095 (as of 2022)[1]
Website	somersetlive.co.uk

The Western Daily Press is a regional newspaper covering parts of South West England, mainly Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset as well as the metropolitan areas of Bath and North East Somerset and the Bristol area. It is published Monday to Saturday in Bristol, UK. The majority of its readers are in rural areas, small towns and villages throughout the region and the paper's coverage of rural, agricultural and countryside issues is particularly strong. It also has a good record in picking up quirky and bizarre stories which would otherwise not be publicized. Politically it tends to be conservative although its coverage of the UK ban on fox hunting was neutral, recognizing that even in rural areas people are very divided on the issue.