Previously known as HTV News and ITV West News, the The West Tonight name was originally introduced in 1997 as part of a relaunch to coincide with the opening of a digital broadcast centre at HTV's Bath Road studios in Bristol. The branding was discontinued two years later but reintroduced in 2005 when Lisa Aziz rejoined ITV West from Sky News.
The West Tonight's main anchors were Lisa Aziz and Steve Scott, both of whom now present The West Country Tonight.






