About Us
Herald Publishing is best known as the publisher of The Herald
(incorporating The Carrier), a 3 weekly, free, local community
magazine for the Waterside area on the edge of the New Forest in
Hampshire, and its surrounding areas, including Totton, Romsey &
Lyndhurst. The Herald has been described
as "The Bible for The Waterside".
In addition to this, Herald Publishing also publishes the "The
WATERSIDE and the Village of HYTHE - A Souvenir Guide" which is
distributed annually to hotels, tourist information centres and
local visitor attractions.
Herald Publishing's offices and retail premises are based in the
centre of Hythe, near Southampton. Hythe is known as the village
"where the Forest meets the Sea".
Herald Publishing has always promoted local community values,
provided local businesses with affordable advertising, and is
involved in many local community events.
Herald Publishing also offers its local customers a professional
photocopying, faxing and laminating service, and sells local
interest books and DVD's, stationery, gifts, local craft products,
New Forest & Hythe collectables, post cards, calendars, diaries and
prints of local art and photography.
Herald Publishing also acts as a ticket agent for many local events
and is involved in many local community events.
Herald Publishing is able to put its experience of typesetting,
design and printing to use for customers' work too. This gives
customers the reassurance that they will be offered a high quality
and professional service. Whether you are a company looking to
produce magazines, leaflets or brochures, a small business wishing
to have business cards and letterheads printed, or an individual
wanting to purchase personalised stationery or social stationery
such as wedding invitations, Herald Publishing will be able to help
you.
History of Herald Publishing
April 1994 - Janice Taylor creates Hythe & Dibden Purlieu Herald & it's first edition is published with a circulation of 1,500
October 1994 - Janice Taylor creates a sister magazine, Holbury, Fawley & Blackfield Herald, with a circulation of 1,500
October 1995 - Janice Taylor sets up Herald Publishing, a partnership business with Paula Jarvis, an old colleague from a previous job
April 1996 - Took on an additional magazine, The Carrier, covering the Romsey & Eastleigh area
July 1996 - The two versions of the Herald are combined to create one monthly magazine, known as The Waterside Herald, to cover the whole of the Waterside
November 2002 - Herald Publishing moves to new premises in Admirals Way, Hythe and begins to build a small retail business as well. By now, circulation figures of The Waterside Herald are 10,000
November 2005 - Silverock Enterprises Ltd, owners of Hythe Trophy Centre, acquires Herald Publishing to merge two local businesses together and create economies of scale. Janice Taylor & Paula Jarvis become directors and shareholders of Silverock Enterprises Ltd and are appointed as Editorial Director and Production Director respectively
August 2007 - Herald Publishing takes the decision to combine The Waterside Herald and The Carrier into one magazine and change it from monthly to 3-weekly. The magazine is renamed The Herald
October 2008 - Herald Publishing (along with its sister business Hythe Trophy Centre) moves to new, much larger premises in the High Street, Hythe, refurbishing the premises to a high standard to provide purpose built areas for office space, retail sales and storage. Whilst refurbishing the premises, a sympathetic approach was applied to the fact that a Listed Building in a Conservation Area was being dealt with, and an ageing building that was in disrepair has been given a new lease of life
December 2008 - Official opening of Herald Publishing's new premises was conducted by local author & illustrator, Simon Chadwick, and Joshua Edwards, a local lad who, at the age of 11, suffered a Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Haematoma, a very rare illness (only 27 cases ever reported in the world), which has left him wheelchair-bound for life