Dewsbury Reporter
{{Short description|British local newspaper}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Dewsbury Reporter
| foundation = {{start date and age|1858}}
| type = Weekly newspaper
| publisher = National World
| circulation = 2,738
| circulation_date = 2023
| circulation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/product/217 |title=Dewsbury Reporter |publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK) |date=19 February 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024}}
| website = {{URL|dewsburyreporter.co.uk}}
}}
The Dewsbury Reporter is a local weekly publication, providing news for residents of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, and surrounding areas.
It is owned by National World, and has sister newspapers covering Mirfield, Wakefield, Batley and Birstall. The Dewsbury Reporter was the second newspaper in Dewsbury, having been founded in 1858 four years after the Dewsbury and Batley Herald.
History
The Dewsbury Reporter was founded in 1858, and celebrated its 150th birthday on 7 March 2008.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160702082427/http://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/a-new-chapter-in-our-long-history-1-1346733 A new chapter in our long history (7 March 2008), archived 2016] It was owned by the Huddersfield Examiner.{{cite news|title=First with the News|url=http://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/first-with-the-news-1-1346428|accessdate=22 November 2014|date=7 February 2008}}
The paper was Yorkshire Weekly Newspaper of the Year in 2003 and 2009 and is part of the Yorkshire Weekly Newspaper Group.
In July 2008, Hannah Ridgeway replaced Richard Firth as the newspaper's editor after previously working on the Halifax Courier and as deputy editor on the Brighouse Echo.[http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/news/080715hannah.shtml/ New editor for Johnston Press weekly (15 July 2008)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121090226/http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/news/080715hannah.shtml |date=21 November 2008 }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk Dewsbury Reporter official website]
- [http://www.mirfieldreporter.co.uk Mirfield Reporter official website]
Category:Newspapers published in Yorkshire
Category:Newspapers established in 1858