Draft:Yellow Advertiser

The Yellow Advertiser is a news publication founded by the Fletcher family in 1976. Throughout the years it has been owned by United Newspapers, Southnews and Tindle Newspapers.

In August 2019, the Yellow Advertiser became a "digital-only local title" when ownership was taken over by editor Mick Ferris (trading as Newshound Media Ltd), who took the paper online as a weekly digital edition linked to the website, which updates 7 days a week covering mid and south Essex along with much of east London.

The website was rebuilt by Mick's eldest son Joe Ferris, managing director at Bigwheel Web Design Ltd, a digital marketing agency based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

Chief sports writer Brian Jeeves coordinates football, cricket and rugby content and his weekends are usually spent in the press box at West Ham Utd and Tottenham Hotspur.

History
The Yellow Advertiser was founded in 1976 and was Newspaper Society Community Newspaper of the Year in 1996.

In February 2016 Yellow Advertiser won a Freedom of Information battle for council information about delays in investigating deaths.

In March 2016 their investigation prompted Essex Police to probe claims abuse of up to 60 children".

The paper made news in 2019 as the winner of the Making a Difference People's Choice Award at the Regional Press Awards, for a campaigning investigation into a child sex abuse ring.

Chief reporter at the time, Charles Thomson was named Weekly Reporter of The Year for his work on the story.