Kirkintilloch Herald

Kirkintilloch Herald

Type	Weekly newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	National World
Founded	1883
Headquarters	11 Dalrymple Court KIRKINTILLOCH G66 3AA
Circulation	858 (as of 2023)[1]
Website	kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk

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:

• Bishopbriggs Herald[4]

Both editions come out on Wednesdays.[3]

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

• Christine McPherson 1987 -2005 [5][6]
• Jim Holland 2005 - [7]

References

1. "Kirkintilloch & Bishopbriggs Herald". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
2. "Thanks for your support - Local Headlines". Kirkintilloch Herald. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
3. "Kirkintilloch Herald | British Newspapers Online". Britishpapers.co.uk. 18 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
4. "Bishopbriggs Herald | British Newspapers Online". Britishpapers.co.uk. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
5. "Editor to leave - News". Kirkintilloch Herald. 26 July 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
6. "All but one London weekly sees drop in sales". Press Gazette. 11 March 2005. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
7. "Ex-printer appointed as editor". Press Gazette. 23 September 2005. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

External links

• Kirkintilloch Herald On Line Edition