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Our story began more than 300 years ago, when our two oldest titles, the Stamford Mercury (Britain’s oldest newspaper) and the Kentish Gazette, were established. </p> <p>Today, our news brands continue to be trusted and influential within their communities. We have a combined 1.5 million social media followers and an online audience of millions. Our growing number of digital subscribers can now access all of our newspapers in one innovative <a class="Link" href="https://imnews.app/" target="_blank">app</a>, on mobile, tablet and desktop.</p> <p>Although we are proud of our heritage, we are clearly focused on the future.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="Stats"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-12 text-center"> <h1>Stats</h1> <small>monthly</small> <div class="stats mt-4"> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-lg-3 mb-4 mb-lg-0 br"> <div class="clientrev h-100"> <span><h3>615,142</h3></span> <p>total newspaper readers</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-lg-3 mb-4 mb-lg-0 br"> <div class="clientrev h-100"> <span><h3>305,300</h3></span> <p>RADIO LISTENERS</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-lg-3 mb-4 mb-lg-0 br"> <div class="clientrev h-100"> <span><h3>6,396,422</h3></span> <p>TOTAL WEBSITE VISITORS </p> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-lg-3 mb-4 mb-lg-0 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