The new 40pp newspaper is being printed at DC Thomson’s Dundee printing arm, Discovery Printing and will feature new 24-page entertainment magazine, Seven. 

The Evening Telegraph, which is produced five days a week, has a circulation of 17,000 while the initial print run for the new Weekend Telegraph, priced at 55p, will be 31,000. 

The first edition of the publication hits the stands tomorrow (Saturday 20 August) and, to mark its launch, will be free. 

The newspaper’s editor Steven Bell said: “This is a really exciting time for the ‘Tully.’ The Weekend Tele has been a project about six months in the making, from the original discussions to the launch of the first edition this Saturday, and it’s finally becoming a reality.

“The idea was simple – to take the paper we already produce five nights a week and give our fantastic readers even more of what they like. More local news. More sport. More features."