Stourbridge News
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| Type | Weekly regional newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid, Online |
| Owner(s) | Newsquest |
| Editor | Stephanie Preece |
| Founded | February 1985 |
| Headquarters | 2nd Floor, Copthall House, 1 New Road, Stourbridge DY8 1PH |
| Country | England |
| Circulation | 9,386 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Sister newspapers | Dudley News Halesowen News |
| Website | stourbridgenews |
The Stourbridge News is a local free newspaper which serves the Stourbridge area of the West Midlands, England,[2] circulating in the town itself and the surrounding communities of Amblecote, Hagley, Lye, Pedmore, and Wordsley. Originally The County Express,[3] it has been in circulation since February 1985.[4]
Staff and journalists
[edit]Past journalists include Lyn Alderson who was a journalist for over 20 years.[5][6] Another journalist that had longevity with the paper was Dennis Elwell. He spent 30 years at the Stourbridge News. He died in 2014 aged 84.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Stourbridge News". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations) Regional Publications Circulation Cerftificate July to December 2011
- ^ a b David Sharman (1 December 2014). "Journalist and disaster predictor dies aged 84". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Visitoruk Timeline History of Stourbridge 1985
- ^ "Former Stourbridge News journalist publishes ebook on health benefits of writing". Stourbridge. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Country Woman Magazine January 2015, Page 79, The Write Way to Better Health - Alison Ashmore