Stourbridge News Explained

Stourbridge News
Logo Alt:Logo of the Stourbridge News
Type:Weekly regional newspaper
Format:Tabloid, Online
Owner:Newsquest
Editor:Stephanie Preece
Headquarters:2nd Floor,
Copthall House,
1 New Road,
Stourbridge
DY8 1PH
Publishing Country:England
Circulation:9,386
Circulation Date:2023
Circulation Ref:[1]
Sister Newspapers:Dudley News
Halesowen News

The Stourbridge News is a local free newspaper which serves the Stourbridge area of the West Midlands, England,[2] circulating in the town itself and the surrounding communities of Amblecote, Hagley, Lye, Pedmore, and Wordsley. Originally The County Express,[3] it has been in circulation since February 1985.[4]

Staff and journalists

Past journalists include Lyn Alderson who was a journalist for over 20 years.[5] [6] Another journalist that had longevity with the paper was Dennis Elwell. He spent 30 years at the Stourbridge News. He died in 2014 aged 84.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stourbridge News . . 19 February 2024 . 2 March 2024.
  2. [Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK)|ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations)]
  3. News: David Sharman. Journalist and disaster predictor dies aged 84. HoldtheFrontPage. 1 December 2014. 19 August 2019.
  4. Visitoruk Timeline History of Stourbridge 1985
  5. News: Former Stourbridge News journalist publishes ebook on health benefits of writing. Stourbridge. 23 October 2014. 19 August 2019.
  6. Country Woman Magazine January 2015, Page 79, The Write Way to Better Health - Alison Ashmore