Newsfax prints Archants free Camden paper

Regional newspaper group Archant has unveiled a new freesheet for North London, as it nears completion of a 12.5m upgrade to its Norwich print plant.

The publishing group yesterday launched the Camden Gazette, which has a weekly print run of 30,000 and will be contract printed at Newsfax in East London.

It replaces the 40p Camden Chronicle, which had a circulation of 1,000.

The launch comes as the firm's 12.5m spend at its Thorpe plant near Norwich reaches completion.

Two Goss towers have been installed, increasing capacity by 50% and allowing it to print a full-colour 192pp tabloid, or two simultaneous 96pp tabloids.