diff --git a/server/aap/publish/formatters/aap_newscentre_formatter.py b/server/aap/publish/formatters/aap_newscentre_formatter.py
index 0e3affc3c..83dfeb387 100644
--- a/server/aap/publish/formatters/aap_newscentre_formatter.py
+++ b/server/aap/publish/formatters/aap_newscentre_formatter.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def format_text_content(self, tag):
             else:
                 child_tag.replace_with(' {}'.format(child_tag.get_text()))
 
-        para_text = re.sub(' +', ' ', tag.get_text().strip().replace('\xA0', ' '))
+        para_text = re.sub(' +', ' ', tag.get_text().strip().replace('\n\n', ' ').replace('\xA0', ' '))
         if para_text != '':
             tag.replace_with('   {}\r\n\r\n'.format(para_text))
         else:
diff --git a/server/aap/publish/formatters/anpa_formatter.py b/server/aap/publish/formatters/anpa_formatter.py
index cb10e6ed8..b45b4dc3e 100644
--- a/server/aap/publish/formatters/anpa_formatter.py
+++ b/server/aap/publish/formatters/anpa_formatter.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def format_text_content(self, tag):
             else:
                 child_tag.replace_with(' {}'.format(child_tag.get_text()))
 
-        para_text = re.sub(' +', ' ', tag.get_text().strip().replace('\xA0', ' '))
+        para_text = re.sub(' +', ' ', tag.get_text().strip().replace('\n\n', ' ').replace('\xA0', ' '))
         if para_text != '':
             tag.replace_with('   {}\r\n'.format(para_text))
         else: