[1] In 1991, it was acquired by the Alpha Newspaper Group, partly owned by former Ulster Unionist Party MP and later member of the House of Lords John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney.
[3] The Carrickfergus Advertiser was the traditional weekly newspaper of the area,[citation needed] and was the only paper with a full-time office in the centre of Carrickfergus.
[citation needed] The three editions (the Carrickfergus Advertiser, Ballyclare Gazette and Larne Gazette) circulated in an area with a population of approximately 80,000.
[citation needed] ITN journalist Dermot Murnaghan started his career at the Carrickfergus Advertiser.
[3] The Ballyclare Gazette and Carrickfergus Advertiser closed down in January 2014.