The Kirkintilloch Herald is a weekly tabloid newspaper serving the Kirkintilloch area of East Dunbartonshire, in Scotland. It is edited and printed in Kirkintilloch, and is known locally as the Kirky Herald. It also prints a Bishopbriggs edition.
History
The newspaper was founded in 1883[2] in premises on the Cowgate by town businessman Donald MacLeod. It has been published by Johnston Press since the early 1970s.[3]
Editions
In addition to the main edition, there is one local sub-edition, sharing the same website:
Both editions come out on Wednesdays.[3]
- Bishopbriggs Herald[4]
Campaigns
The paper has often been at the forefront of local causes, including a long-running but ultimately unsuccessful campaign to save accident and emergency and in-patient services at Stobhill Hospital.[2]
Editors
External links
References
- Kirkintilloch & Bishopbriggs Herald Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK), 19 February 2024, retrieved 20 July 2024^
- Thanks for your support - Local Headlines Kirkintilloch Herald, retrieved 2011-11-28^
- Kirkintilloch Herald | British Newspapers Online Britishpapers.co.uk, 2010-07-18, retrieved 2011-11-28^
- Bishopbriggs Herald | British Newspapers Online Britishpapers.co.uk, 2010-09-29, retrieved 2011-11-28^
- Editor to leave - News Kirkintilloch Herald, 2005-07-26, retrieved 2012-03-28^
- All but one London weekly sees drop in sales Press Gazette, 2005-03-11, retrieved 2012-03-28^
- Ex-printer appointed as editor Press Gazette, 2005-09-23, retrieved 2012-03-28^