 The takeover by BUP was controversial with many readers, advertisers and staff, particularly because the conservative political outlook of the Daily Mail was very different from that of "Venue".In 2001, "Venue" magazine started to publish weekly, and, trading as Venue Publishing, the company diversified further in the years after this.It produced a successful controlled circulation lifestyle monthly, "Folio" (whose closure was announced in March 2013, with the April 2013 edition being its last published issue), as well as several annual guides including Eating Out West, Drinking Out West, Days Out West, a Student Guide for Bristol and Bath and a Festival Guide.