Wakefield Express

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Wakefield Express
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) National World
EditorMark Bradley
Founded1852
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersExpress House, Southgate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 1TE
Circulation 4,624(as of 2022) [1]
Sister newspapers Yorkshire Post Newspapers
ISSN 0961-2459
Website http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk

The Wakefield Express is the newspaper serving the City of Wakefield district in West Yorkshire, England. [2] It was established in 1852 and was the subject of a centenary film directed by Lindsay Anderson in 1952. [3] The newspaper is owned by National World and edited by Mark Bradley. [4]

After 155 years of publication as a broadsheet, it changed to a tabloid format in March 2007. [5]

The newspaper summarises content from other local newspapers such as the Pontefract & Castleford Express . [6]

Literacy campaign

The newspaper launched its "Read On" literacy campaign in 2006, prompted by statistics which showed that over 1,700 Wakefield adults cannot read. The campaign was backed by Tony Blair and Bridget Jones author Helen Fielding, and organised a Wakefield Book Day in March 2007 and provided reading material for primary school leavers worth £10,000. The campaign culminated at an event in Wakefield Cathedral. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Wakefield Express". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Regional News". www.wakefield.gov.uk. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  3. ↑ Dupin, Christophe (2008). "Wakefield Express (1952)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  4. ↑ "Wakefield Express". Media UK. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  5. ↑ Greenslade, Roy (5 February 2007). "Wakefield Express to go tabloid after 155 years". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "In this week's Pontefract and Castleford Express". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cathedral celebration for literacy campaign". Press Gazette. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2008.


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