Staff at DC Thomson facing redundancies as titles close

DC Thomson publishes magazines and newspapers including the P&J and The Courier

Staff at Dundee-based publisher DC Thomson are facing redundancies as the company prepares to close titles.

Employees were told at an all-staff meeting on Wednesday that the company needed to plug a £10m gap amid moves to "reshape" its portfolio.

DC Thomson owns a number of newspapers including The Press and Journal, The Courier and The Sunday Post.

It also owns dozens of magazine titles such as The People's Friend, The Beano, and Puzzler.

DC Thomson has offices across Scotland, including in Dundee, Aberdeen and Glasgow, alongside operations in Colchester and London.

'Losing valued colleagues'

Rebecca Miskin, chief executive of DC Thomson's media business, said "significant changes" were being announced.

"We will be announcing the closure of some well-loved titles, as well as the cessation of some commercial activities," she said.

"This will mean losing some valued colleagues, something we deeply regret.

"These moves are vital to set us up to thrive in the future and to respond to the difficult economic environment we are in.

"Until discussions have taken place with colleagues, we aren't able to comment on the number of people or the titles which will be impacted."