Hinckley Times Explained
The Hinckley Times[2] is a weekly paid-for tabloid newspaper which is distributed every Wednesday and mainly serves the area of Hinckley.[3] The paper further serves the surrounding areas in Leicestershire, including Market Bosworth, Coalville and Lutterworth.[4]
History
The Hinckley Times was founded in January 1889 by Thomas Baxter, the son of John Baxter, who was a newspaper printer and publisher in the town.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
In 1922, Baxter merged the paper with a rival town publication owned by local printer Arthur Pickering, named The Hinckley Times & Guardian, Bosworth Herald & South Leicestershire Advertiser.[10] [11] Following the acquisition of the paper, it was renamed The Hinckley Times and Guardian, which better reflected the merger.[12] The original name of The Hinckley Times was reinstated in 1962.[13]
In June 1980, The Hinckley Times moved out of the Baxter family's Castle Street newspaper offices, printing, and publishing house to a new premises on Brunel Road.[14] [15]
On 29 February 1996, The Hinckley Times launched "one of the first ever websites" for a local newspaper.[16] [17] [18]
The newspaper stopped trading as an independent publication when it was acquired in 1997 by Coventry Newspapers Limited.[19] Following several takeovers and mergers, the owners became Trinity Mirror, which was renamed Reach plc in 2018.[20] [21] [22]
The Hinckley Times stayed in Brunel Road until 2012 when the offices were demolished to make way for a new bus station as a part of The Crescent's shopping and leisure complex. The paper moved to The Atkins Building on 23 November 2012.[23] [24] [25] [26]
In October 2019, Reach announced that the offices inside The Atkins Building would close and the paper would move to the Leicester Mercury offices in Leicester by the end of the year. The closure of the offices affected two Hinckley journalists working in town, and three Loughborough Echo journalists in Loughborough who also saw their offices close at the same time.[27]
Notes and References
- Web site: Hinckley Times . . 19 February 2024 . 2 March 2024.
- Web site: The Hinckley Times. - British Library . . 11 January 2021.
- News: Ray . Emma . The Hinckley Times is changing its publication date . 11 January 2021 . The Hinckley Times . 25 September 2015 . en.
- Web site: Hinckley Times . Reach Solutions . 28 November 2020.
- News: Times . Hinckley . Past Times: 125 years of The Hinckley Times: The story of our founding father . 28 November 2020 . The Hinckley Times . 15 February 2014 . en.
- News: Irving . Mitch . Past Times: 125 years of The Hinckley Times: The birth of a paper . 28 November 2020 . The Hinckley Times . 14 February 2014 . en.
- News: Staff . Hold the Front Page . A century of news . 28 November 2020 . Hold the Front Page . 25 June 2007.
- Web site: icCoventry - The Hinckley Times . icCoventry . 9 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021108070238/http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/aboutus/ourpapers/weeklytitles/page.cfm?objectid=7503038&method=full&siteid=50003 . 8 November 2002.
- Web site: A Century of News . The Hinckley Times . 9 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20001026205808fw_/http://www.hinckley-times.co.uk/htm/history/history.htm . 26 October 2000.
- Web site: The Hinckley Times & Guardian, Bosworth Herald & South Leicestershire Advertiser. - British Library . . 11 January 2021.
- News: Irving . Mitch . Past Times: 125 years of The Hinckley Times: The birth of a paper . 11 January 2021 . The Hinckley Times . 14 February 2014 . en.
- News: Irving . Mitch . Past Times: 125 years of The Hinckley Times: The birth of a paper . 11 January 2021 . The Hinckley Times . 14 February 2014 . en.
- Web site: The Hinckley Times. - British Library . . 11 January 2021.
- News: Times . Hinckley . Past Times: 125 years of The Hinckley Times: The story of our founding father . 28 November 2020 . The Hinckley Times . 15 February 2014 . en.
- News: Irving . Mitch . Past Times: 125 years of The Hinckley Times: The birth of a paper . 28 November 2020 . The Hinckley Times . 14 February 2014 . en.
- News: Holden . Simon . The Hinckley Times website is 20 years old - see how it looked in 1996 . 28 November 2020 . The Hinckley Times . 1 March 2016 . en.
- News: Sharman . David . Hinckley Times celebrates website's 20th anniversary . 28 November 2020 . Hold the Front Page . 2 March 2016.
- News: Ashe . Isaac . The Hinckley Times website through the ages . 28 November 2020 . The Hinckley Times . 1 March 2016 . en.
- Web site: icCoventry - Coventry Newspapers - Weekly titles . icCoventry . 9 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010629010017/http://iccoventry.ic24.com/2050coventrynewspapers/0300weeklytitles/page.cfm?objectid=7503038&method=full . 29 June 2001.
- News: Tobitt . Charlotte . Trinity Mirror officially rebrands as Reach after receiving shareholder approval . 9 January 2021 . Press Gazette . 8 May 2018.
- News: Symon . Ken . Trinity Mirror Group rebranded as Reach PLC . 9 January 2021 . Scottish Business Insider . 8 May 2018 . en.
- News: Linford . Paul . Trinity Mirror now officially Reach plc . 9 January 2021 . Hold the Front Page.
- News: Holden . Simon . Hinckley Times in office move . 28 November 2020 . The Hinckley Times . 24 October 2012 . en.
- News: Times . Hinckley . The Hinckley Times has moved - come and party with us to celebrate! . 28 November 2020 . The Hinckley Times . 27 November 2012 . en.
- News: Lambourne . Helen . Hinckley Times moves offices to make way for new bus station . 28 November 2020 . Hold the Front Page . 27 November 2012.
- Web site: The Atkins Building Hinckley: Who's Here? . The Atkins Building . 10 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902201340/http://www.atkinsbuilding.co.uk/tenants/list/category . 2 September 2018.
- News: Linford . Paul . Loughborough Echo and Hinckley Times offices to close . 28 November 2020 . Hold the Front Page . 1 October 2019.
