[6] The paper was founded and set-up in late 1991 by two entrepreneurs experienced in the field of print journalism, former printer Peter Young, and his former colleague Tony Parratt.

[15][16][17][18] Following the £220m takeover of Local World by Trinity Mirror in 2015, the Nuneaton News, who were a then Local World-owned title,[19] transferred to Trinity Mirror ownership along with 14 other then-daily regional newspapers.

[20][21][22] The merger further seen the localised print titles and their companion websites change ownership.

The Nuneaton News website was closed and merged with The Coventry Telegraph's rebranded website, CoventryLive, where localised stories which serve the area of Nuneaton are also published.

[23][24][25] In May 2016, it was announced by Trinity Mirror that the Nuneaton News would stop operating as a daily freesheet in the town and become a weekly free newspaper instead, which seen job cuts at the title.