Warrington Guardian

Warrington Guardian

Type	Weekly newspaper
Owner(s)	Newsquest
Founded	1853
Circulation	5,977(as of 2024) [1]
Website	warringtonguardian.co.uk

The Warrington Guardian is a local newspaper that has been published in Warrington, England, since 1853, originally published weekly on Saturdays. ^[2] In 1856 it was bought by Alexander Mackie, who used it as a springboard to establish a number of other "Guardian" titles in Cheshire: the Northwich Guardian in 1861, the Altrincham Guardian in 1862, the Crewe Guardian in 1863, and the Chester Guardian in 1867. ^[3] By 1859 the Warrington Guardian had a circulation of 2,200. ^[2] As of 2013 the paper is owned by Newsquest.

Former journalists

• John Ray, BAFTA-winning ITV News correspondent. ^[4] He was formerly Africa Correspondent, Middle East Correspondent and was the first Western TV journalist to report from inside Syria's borders at the start of the war. ^[5]
• Rebekah Brooks (née Wade) (born 1968), British media executive and the first woman editor of The Sun newspaper. ^[6]

References

Citations

1. "Warrington Guardian". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 17 February 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
2. The Literary and Educational Yearbook for 1859, p. 287
3. Lee (1976), p. 92
4. "Success for former Guardian reporter at Baftas". Warrington Guardian. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
5. "John Ray ITV News Correspondent". ITV News. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
6. "Rebekah's ladder to press success". Warrington Guardian. 16 January 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

Bibliography

• The Literary and Educational Yearbook for 1859, Kent & Co., 1859
• Lee, Alan J. (1976), The origins of the popular press in England, 1855–1914 , Taylor & Francis, ISBN   978-0-87471-856-0