Kirkintilloch Herald

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Kirkintilloch Herald
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) National World
Founded1883
Headquarters11 Dalrymple Court
KIRKINTILLOCH
G66 3AA
Circulation 858(as of 2023) [1]
Website kirkintilloch-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.

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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

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References

  1. "Kirkintilloch & Bishopbriggs Herald". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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