Horncastle News

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Horncastle News
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) National World
Circulation 716(as of 2023) [1]
Website lincolnshireworld.com

Horncastle News is a weekly newspaper which serves Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England and the surrounding area. [2]

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History

It was founded in 1885 by William Kirkham Morton, who already owned a printing and stationery business in the town. [3] In 1958, the News and Mortons of Horncastle were facing closure when they were bought by Charles Edward “Teddy” Sharpe, owner of the Market Rasen Mail . [3] From 1935 to 1969 it was known as the Horncastle & Spa News. [2] In 2001, the Horncastle News and Market Rasen Mail were sold to Johnston Press. [3] According to data from analysts JICREG, weekly circulation of Horncastle News was 4,936 in the period January–June 2009. [4] In 2022, this decreased to 910 copies. [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Foundry, The Theme (8 October 2013). "Horncastle News | British Newspapers Online" . Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mortons of Horncastle Ltd. UK Independent publishers since 1885". www.mortons.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2009.
  4. "JICREG Online Reports". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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