Johnston Press has created what is believed to be the first virtual office for a major UK regional newspaper.
It has sold the office of the Hemel Hempstead Gazette and the five journalists on the title, which has a paid-for weekly circulation of just over 9,000, now have no office and work remotely.
Whereas it has become common for staff on local weeklies to be moved from town centre offices to remote centralised locations, this is believed to be the first time a major publisher has tried publish a newspaper without an office altogether.