Kirkintilloch Herald Explained

Kirkintilloch Herald
Type:Weekly newspaper
Format:Tabloid
Foundation:1883
Owners:National World
Headquarters:11 Dalrymple Court
KIRKINTILLOCH
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Circulation:858
Circulation Date:2023
Circulation Ref:[1]

The Kirkintilloch Herald is a weekly tabloid newspaper serving the Kirkintilloch area of East Dunbartonshire, in Scotland. It is edited and printed in Kirkintilloch, and is known locally as the Kirky Herald. It also prints a Bishopbriggs edition.

History

The newspaper was founded in 1883[2] in premises on the Cowgate by town businessman Donald MacLeod.It has been published by Johnston Press since the early 1970s.[3]

Editions

In addition to the main edition, there is one local sub-edition, sharing the same website:

Both editions come out on Wednesdays.[3]

Campaigns

The paper has often been at the forefront of local causes, including a long-running but ultimately unsuccessful campaign to save accident and emergency and in-patient services at Stobhill Hospital.[2]

Editors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kirkintilloch & Bishopbriggs Herald . . 19 February 2024 . 20 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Thanks for your support - Local Headlines . Kirkintilloch Herald . 2011-11-28 . 2012-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120604100119/http://www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/thanks_for_your_support_1_364620 . live .
  3. Web site: Kirkintilloch Herald | British Newspapers Online . Britishpapers.co.uk . 2010-07-18 . 2011-11-28 . 2011-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110809013743/http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/scotland/kirkintilloch-herald/ . live .
  4. Web site: Bishopbriggs Herald | British Newspapers Online . Britishpapers.co.uk . 2010-09-29 . 2011-11-28 . 2011-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607015815/http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/scotland/bishopbriggs-herald/ . live .
  5. Web site: Editor to leave - News . Kirkintilloch Herald . 2005-07-26 . 2012-03-28.
  6. Web site: All but one London weekly sees drop in sales . Press Gazette . 2005-03-11 . 2012-03-28 . dead . https://archive.today/20120906200651/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=29785&sectioncode=1 . 2012-09-06 .
  7. Web site: Ex-printer appointed as editor . Press Gazette . 2005-09-23 . 2012-03-28 .

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