The newspaper's average circulation was 3,872 in the second half of 2023, made up of 2,978 paid-for single issues and 894 paid subscriptions.

[2] The Herald is published six days a week, Monday to Saturday, and has a single edition.

[5] Plymouth Live is active on social media, regularly posting breaking news, pictures and videos on its Facebook,[6] Twitter.

After changing format to tabloid in 1987, the title changed again to the Evening Herald, becoming simply The Herald in October 2006 when its print deadline shifted from midmorning (between 9 am and 11 am) to 1 am to accommodate the 120-mile distribution journey to Plymouth after printing was transferred to Weymouth in Dorset.

[9] In 2012, Local World acquired owner Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust.