Life Publications

Magazine Distribution

We are proud of our high distribution figures, which means your advert in one of our magazines will reach thousands of people. Our own team of reliable and experienced local distributors means we are able to control delivery of our magazines through letterboxes every month.

Distribution areas

Target 95,000 households and businesses across six different areas – or choose one magazine if you’re only interested in work in your local area. Worksop Life is distributed to 23,500 homes and businesses, Retford Life goes to 17,400 addresses, Gainsborough Life is delivered to 17,800 homes and business, Rother Life is distributed to 9,800 homes and businesses, Rotherham Life is distributed to 15,600 homes and businesses and Sherwood Life goes to 10,900 addresses.

Retford Life has seen over 1.5 million copies distributed since its launch. It is delivered free to 17,400 homes and businesses every month. This is made up of delivery to every village and hamlet with a Retford postcode of DN22 — there is no village missed. In addition to which, we deliver to all of the town centre, along with homes which have Newark postcodes such as Askham, Milton, West and East Markham. This is the largest distribution and readership of any newspaper or magazine which covers the Retford area; four times the coverage of the average weekly sales of the local newspaper.

  • Askham
  • Babworth
  • Barnby Moor
  • Bole
  • Bothamsall
  • Church Laneham
  • Clarborough
  • Clayworth
  • Coates
  • Cottam
  • East Drayton
  • East Markham
  • Eaton
  • Elkesley
  • Fenton
  • Gamston
  • Grove
  • Hayton
  • Headon
  • Laneham
  • Little Gringley
  • Lound
  • Markham Moor
  • Milton
  • Morton
  • Neather Headon
  • North Wheatley
  • North Leverton
  • Rampton
  • Ranby
  • Ranskill
  • Rockley
  • Saundby
  • South Leverton
  • South Wheatley
  • Sturton le Steeple
  • Sutton
  • Torworth
  • Treswell
  • Upton
  • Welham
  • West Burton
  • West Markham
  • West Drayton
  • Woodbeck
  • Central Retford
  • Ordsall

Worksop Life Magazine offers the largest coverage of all the Life magazines. We distribute to 23,500 homes every month and the magazine has an estimated readership of over 57,000 people, in both the S80 and S81 postcode areas. No other newspaper or magazine covers Worksop like we do!

  • Blyth
  • Carlton-in-Lindrick
  • Costhorpe
  • Creswell
  • Darfoulds
  • Elmton
  • Gateford and Old Gateford
  • Hodsock
  • Hodthorpe
  • Holbeck
  • Kilton and Sunnyside
  • Langold
  • Oldcotes
  • Shireoaks
  • Thievesdale
  • Whitwell
  • Whitwell Common
  • Worksop Centre, including Sparken Hill and St Annes

Gainsborough Life is distributed to 17,800 homes and businesses every month and celebrated its tenth anniversary in June 2018. This large distribution is made up of delivery to every village and hamlet with a Gainsborough postcode of DN21 — there is no village missed. In addition, the town centre is distributed to, along with the extra Doncaster villages of Misterton, Beckingham, Walkeringham and West Stockwith. This is the largest distribution and readership of any newspaper or magazine which covers the Gainsborough are.

  • Aisby
  • Beckingham
  • Blyborough
  • Blyborough Grange
  • Blyton
  • Cleatham
  • Corringham
  • East Ferry
  • East Stockwith
  • Fillingham
  • Gainsborough Centre
  • Gate Burton
  • Glentworth
  • Grayingham
  • Greetwell
  • Harpswell
  • Heapham
  • Hemswell Cliff
  • Hemswell Village
  • Huckerby
  • Kexby
  • Kirton Lindsey
  • Knaith
  • Knaith Park
  • Laughton
  • Lea
  • Marton
  • Misterton
  • Morton
  • Northorpe
  • Pilham
  • Redbourne
  • Scotter
  • Scotton
  • Scotton Common
  • Snitterby
  • Springthorpe
  • Thonock
  • Thonock Common
  • Upton
  • Waddingham
  • Walkeringham
  • Walkerith
  • West Stockwith
  • Wharton
  • Wildsworth
  • Willingham by Stow
  • Willoughton
  • Yawthorpe

Sherwood Life magazine’s distribution centres around the villages and hamlets around the area covering Sherwood Forest. The total is just over 10,900 homes and businesses each month. Compared with the other A5 and villages magazines and newspapers which cover the area, we distribute nearly twice as many copies as our largest competitor.

  • Boughton
  • Budby
  • Edwinstowe
  • Egmanton
  • Kirton
  • Kneesall
  • Laxton
  • New Ollerton
  • Normanton on Trent
  • Ollerton
  • Perlethorpe
  • Rufford
  • Sutton on Trent
  • Thoresby
  • Tuxford
  • Walesby
  • Wellow
  • Weston

Rotherham Life is delivered free to over 15,500 homes and businesses every single month in the S66 Rotherham areas.
Formerly Community Spotlight, in 2013 we were delighted to be able to take ownership of this established and popular community magazine. The magazine has an estimated readership of over 39,000 people, making Rotherham Life the perfect platform to advertise your products and services, to 1,000s of potential new customers for your business.

  • Braithwell
  • Bramley
  • Flanderwell
  • Hellaby
  • Maltby
  • Micklebring
  • Stainton
  • Sunnyside
  • Wickersley

Rother Life is delivered free to over 9,800 homes and businesses every single month

  • Canklow
  • Ulley
  • Whiston
  • Herringthorpe
  • Brecks
  • Centenary Way
  • Moorgate Road
  • West Bawtry Road
  • Wickersley Road

Gainsborough URC

I’m pleased to say visitors to these are increasing, due in part to our advertising with you, so thanks again for your publicity.

Gillian

North Notts Lions

Very interesting magazine. I enjoyed reading it, I think one of the best and most informative I’ve seen.

Eddy

Kirton in Lindsey Town Hall

Thanks, as ever, for your support. It does make a difference. We often get feedback to say that people saw it in Gainsborough Life.

Mary Hollingsworth

Harworth Christie Organ Enthusiasts

Once again people are approaching me at our concerts, saying they had attended as a result of seeing the advert in your magazine. Once again, thank you very much indeed.

Dave

Retford U3A

We had a committee meeting last night and the Membership Secretary told me we are still getting half a dozen or so new members each month through your magazine, so these little pieces really do work.

Roy

Retford Bridge Club

I do get enquiries from people having read the article in the Life magazines so I would be grateful if that could continue to be included in the monthly magazine.

Sandy

Bassetlaw Railway Society

I’m glad we have a publication such as Retford Life that gives positive feedback to community organisations… keep up the good work.

Bob

The Wednesday (Memory) Group

You’re one of our major supports and I’ve been surprised how many people have said to me that they’ve read my bits in Retford Life.  It certainly brings in members and that’s very much appreciated.

Jan

Ordsall Parish Hall

We pick up similar magazines on our travels but none match the quality of Retford Life.

Peter

The Dukeries Community Workshop

Thanks for supporting us through your publication from which we have gained new users.

Tina

The Arts Society Dukeries

We have noticed an increase in visitors to our lectures and I am sure the details in your publication are a reason for this.

Caroline

North Notts Association of National Trust Members

May I just say how useful your publication is – I always read it from cover to cover to see what’s going on in and around Worksop, and also to find tradespeople.

Diana

Ollerton St George’s Day

Thanks for giving us space, it really helps get people to the event.

Hannah Yeardley

Rotherham Choral Society

Many people read the publication and are most complimentary about it.

Gwen

Rotherham U3A

With your help, the U3A membership has almost doubled during the three and a half years since I sent in my first offering.  In fact almost 49% of the 71 new enrolments between Sept 2018 and March 2019 live in your distribution area.

Tricia

Harworth Christie Organ Enthusiasts

As a result of people reading our advert in your magazine we had a fantastic response last month with 3 new members signing up for membership on their 1st visit!

Dave

Wickersley Forget-Me-Not Memory Café

thank you once again for including us in this month’s magazine, We had six new couples last month and 3 of them said they had found us via Rotherham life!

Jane

The Photo Den

The great thing about Life Publications is that it is ESTABLISHED and TRUSTED in the community, not just by advertisers, but by householders who receive the magazines too.

Di Fisher

Physio Pilates Retford

I started advertising with Retford Life around 7 years ago, and the number of enquiries and bookings I received in the following weeks was amazing. I have continued regularly advertising with them since, and it is still via Retford Life that several new clients first hear about my Physiotherapy & Pilates practice.

Jo

Rain Rescue

Since advertising in Rotherham Life magazine, we have attracted more local customers that would not have found the shop without this fabulous local magazine.

Jacquie Neilson

Home Instead

Home Instead Rotherham is committed to supporting local publications with interesting stories and information as well as advertising our home care services and job vacancies. We feel we have always had a good response from Rotherham Life readers over the last 10 years and intend to continue working with them during the next 10 years!

David

Blitz Table Tennis Club

The Bat and Chat table tennis sessions are going really well and I think it has a lot to do with the exposure that you are providing for us.

Steve

True Window and Glass Centre

Life Publications are great for advertising to a wide demographic. We would highly recommend any business to consider advertising with them.

Kerran

Grosvenor Care Home

We have been using Life Publications to place adverts and newsletters for our home for many years now. In that time Life Publications have been so helpful and supportive in helping us to get the most out of our advertising space. Such a great magazine to share what we have been up to!

Lauren

R&A Scott

We have used Life Publications for our advertising needs for many years and it has proved very successful. Many customers when asked where they have heard about our company say, ‘We saw your advert in Gainsborough Life’. The rates are very reasonable and the team professional and friendly.

Gavin

Truestyle Windows

We have featured in Life magazine for many years now. They have generated many sales for us within this time and have helped us push the business further, especially in the areas local to us. We hope we can continue to grow year on year with their help.

Holly

Wardrobes Online

We’ve used Sherwood Life for many years.  We think it works for us because It’s more than just an admag, Sherwood Life captures a real community spirit!  Readers know they’re getting genuine, bonafide, local businesses. Their value for money has helped us grow, and see a return on investment over the years.

Ben

Easy Living Landscaping

Worksop Life has been great for me and I’ve used throughout my business career over the last 5 plus years. I actually choose this advertising over the internet for local work and wouldn’t be without it. It has definitely made my businesses flourish – great service, 100% recommended.

Wayne