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Following a detailed review of the Trinity Mirror Southern (TMS) portfolio the company has today unveiled a transformational digital-only publishing plan in Berkshire.

This move will focus entirely on developing and growing the digital business around the getreading.co.uk website, which has achieved unrivalled market leading penetration in the area.

In the last year monthly unique users have grown by 68 per cent (Jan-Oct 213 to Jan-Oct 2014) and the site continues to show phenomenal audience growth.

Investment in the digital only operation, which will also include an app, will allow the site to concentrate on the four key areas of content that matter to the Berkshire audience, namely: breaking news, what’s on, Reading Football Club and sport.

Combined with data journalism and community content the site will deliver a groundbreaking package to the local audience.

Simon Edgley, managing director of Trinity Mirror Southern said: “This is a bold digital-only publishing transformation that will re-establish us as a growing media business that delivers the best quality journalism to our digital-savvy audience.

"We wholeheartedly believe that the future of our business here in Berkshire is online and this is an important and pioneering step that might, in time, be applicable to other existing markets or indeed new ones.”

As a result of this change the operation’s Berkshire print titles, namely Reading Post, getreading and The Wokingham and Bracknell Times will close. This will see the reduction of approximately 17 editorial, three administrative and six commercial roles and the creation of around 10 new digital editorial roles and two digital commercial roles.