Archant chairman Richard Jewson will retire at the end of the year after 17 years in the post.

He will be replaced by non-executive director Richard Wyatt.

Speaking last night, Jewson said: “I have been honoured to serve as both a director and chairman of Archant for the last 31 years. During that time I have seen Archant grow from a small newspaper company in East Anglia into a successful community media business operating across the UK.