Kirkintilloch Herald
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Founded1883
Headquarters11 Dalrymple Court
KIRKINTILLOCH
G66 3AA
Circulation1,086 (as of 2022)[1]
WebsiteKirkintilloch-Herald.co.uk

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:

  • Bishopbriggs Herald[4]

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

  • Christine McPherson 1987 -2005 [5][6]
  • Jim Holland 2005 - [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Kirkintilloch & Bishopbriggs Herald". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Thanks for your support - Local Headlines". Kirkintilloch Herald. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Kirkintilloch Herald | British Newspapers Online". Britishpapers.co.uk. 18 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Bishopbriggs Herald | British Newspapers Online". Britishpapers.co.uk. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Editor to leave - News". Kirkintilloch Herald. 26 July 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "All but one London weekly sees drop in sales". Press Gazette. 11 March 2005. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ex-printer appointed as editor". Press Gazette. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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