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- ↑ "Northumberland Gazette". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- 1 2 Digitised copies of the Alnwick Mercury at the British Newspaper Archive
- ↑ Gazette to pioneer subscription venture