Pontypool Free Press
The Pontypool Free Press is an english language weekly regional newspaper that was originally published in Pontypool, as the Pontypool Free Press and Herald of the Hills, in 1859 and is circulated in Pontypool and the surrounding area of Torfaen, in south-east Wales.
History
The Pontypool Free Press and Herald of the Hills was established in 1859, with the first edition on 5th March 1859.[1][2] It was printed and published in Pontypool, in English, by the proprietor David Walkinshaw.[1] In 1877 Henry Hughes Junior agreed to purchase the paper, along with the Pontypool Local Register and the Pontypool Almanack, for £1,000 from Walkinshaw.[3]
Archives
An online digital archive of the paper (1859-1869 and 1872-1893) is available from Welsh Newspapers Online.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Pontypool Free Press and Herald of the Hills". Welsh Newspapers Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Gwent Archives Newpapers". Archives Network Wales. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Papers of Henry Hughes and Pontypool Free Press Newspaper". Gwent Archives. 'Pontypool Free Press' Newspaper Acquisition. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online". National Library of Wales. 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
External links
- Free Press - online version of Pontypool Free Press and Monmouthshire Free Press
- Pontypool Free Press and Herald of the Hills - online archive from National Library of Wales
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