08/05/2008

An interiors and lifetyle magazine based in Glasgow is expanding its operation, with the launch of a sister title dedicated to the north of England.

Published by Lynne Kennedy, a former editor of Homes and Interiors Scotland, Uptown is also launching its own website.

Now in its fifth year, the magazine has a circulation of 17,000, 5000 of which are available, free, in many of Scotland’s leading hotels. It otherwise retails for £2.95. It is published bi-monthly.

Kennedy’s company is Unique Publications. She is also an interior designer.

Four years ago, Uptown scooped the Best Consumer Design Magazine title at the Periodical Publishers' Association (Scotland) awards.

Visit www.uptownmagazine.co.uk

Meanwhile, it’s a bumper issue of The Big Issue in Scotland magazine being published today: As well as a festivals supplement - listing all the festivals in Scotland this summer, plus many abroad - it has three pairs of tickets for T in the Park up for grabs, in a competition. Plus tickets for Rock Ness.

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