We are the largest circulating free bi-monthly lifestyle magazines in North Tyneside and Northumberland. 

We produce interesting, informative, colourful, and eye-catching A5 size magazines, filled with a mixture of the latest community news, restaurant reviews, beauty, health, food, interiors and a good selection of local advertising. We cover areas in Whitley Bay, Whitley Lodge, Monkseaton, North Shields, Tynemouth, Cramlington, Morpeth, Ashington and Bedlington.

Our magazines are distributed to tens of thousands of local households and hundreds of businesses in these areas, free of charge, by our own in-house distributors. We offer a mix of high-quality editorial and informative local advertising focusing on North Tyneside and Northumberland, to which our clients enjoy a fantastic levels of response.

Our mission is to provide affordable, cost effective, high quality advertising for local businesses, allowing them to get their message across to tens of thousands of desirable local homes in the area.

The business was founded from small beginnings in 2008, when ABC North was launched, a 48-page magazine published six times a year in Ashington, Bedlington and Cramlington (hence ABC!). We now publish four magazines bi-monthly under the ABC title, and recently celebrated 12 years in business.  We have developed a reputation for high quality, local, free publications and the magazines have become an engaging part of the community, as well as a vital tool for local businesses to advertise at an affordable price. Find out more about advertising with us.