Citylife - the magazine of life in Newcastle
- Free magazine for residents of Newcastle
- Produced six times a year by Newcastle City Council
- Full colour tabloid-sized publication printed on good quality newsprint
- Lively and easy to read writing style with a good mix of news, topical issues, lighter articles and competitions
We distribute over 145,000 copies to:
every household in Newcastle
council offices, libraries, leisure centres and schools in Newcastle
businesses, hotels, GPs and health services, colleges, cafes and restaurants who request multiple copies
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Every issue is published on our website with optional pdf download which includes all advertisements.
Recent readership surveys and competitions show that Citylife is read by all age groups across the city. Whether your target audience is the entire Newcastle population or a niche section within it, you should be in Citylife.
Citylife external advertisement rates 2008/9 (pdf 193kb)
Advertising rates
Eighth page (72mm x 118mm) £350
Quarter page (148mm x 118mm) £600
Half page portrait (300mm x 118mm) £1100
Half page landscape (148mm x 240mm) £1100
Half back cover (148mm x 240mm) £1300
Half inside front cover (148mm x 240mm) £1300
Full page (300mm x 240mm) £2000
Full inside front cover (300mm x 240mm) £2500
Full back cover (300mm x 240mm) £2500
All advertisements are full colour
Agency discount 10%
Series discounts are available
Rates are for camera ready artwork. Design costs are available on request.
We offer special discounted rates to our partner organisations. Contact citylife@newcastle.gov.uk for more information.
Important dates
Important Dates Issue | Booking | Artwork to
set deadline | Finished artwork
deadline | Distribution |
|---|
Jan/Mar | 24 Nov '08 | 8 Dec '08 | 5 Jan '09 | 19 Jan - 27 Jan '09 |
April/May | 2 March | 13 March | 30 March | 15 - 23 April |
June/Aug | 11 May | 22 May | 8 June | 22 - 30 June |
Sept/Oct | 13 July | 24 July | 10 August | 24 August - 3 September |
Nov/Dec | 14 Sept | 25 Sept | 12 October | 26 October - 3 November |
| Jan/Feb 2010 | 7 Dec '09 | 11 Dec '09 | 4 January 2010 | 18 - 26 January 2010 |
Citylife standards
Citylife is for all our residents and we have high standards of accessibility. If your advertisement or copy do not meet these standards we will contact you to discuss how you can adapt house style. Please read our style guide before supplying any artwork.
Contact
Citylife editor on 0191 211 5073 or email citylife@newcastle.gov.uk