Stourbridge News

Stourbridge News
TypeWeekly regional newspaper
FormatTabloid, Online
Owner(s)Newsquest
EditorStephanie Preece
FoundedFebruary 1985; 39 years ago (1985-02)
Headquarters2nd Floor,
Copthall House,
1 New Road,
Stourbridge
DY8 1PH
CountryEngland
Circulation9,386 (as of 2023)[1]
Sister newspapersDudley News
Halesowen News
Websitestourbridgenews.co.uk

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Stourbridge News". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations) Regional Publications Circulation Cerftificate July to December 2011
  3. ^ a b David Sharman (1 December 2014). "Journalist and disaster predictor dies aged 84". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ^ Visitoruk Timeline History of Stourbridge 1985
  5. ^ "Former Stourbridge News journalist publishes ebook on health benefits of writing". Stourbridge. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ^ Country Woman Magazine January 2015, Page 79, The Write Way to Better Health - Alison Ashmore
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