Publisher Trinity Mirror is to close eight loss making newspapers in Derby and Peterborough.
According to a report in the Guardian, 23 employees will be made redundant, six of them in editorial positions.
Trinity Mirror said it does not plan to close any more publications in the division.
Steve Brown, regional manager of Trinity Mirror Midlands, said: “It is a very sad day when newspaper titles close and we looked hard at alternative measures to try and prevent this decision.”