Kirkintilloch Herald

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Kirkintilloch Herald
Type Weekly
Format Tabloid
Founded 1883
Headquarters 11 Dalrymple Court
KIRKINTILLOCH
G66 3AA
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 Springburn and Bishopbriggs editions.

History

The newspaper was founded in 1883[1] in premises on the Cowgate by town businessman Donald MacLeod. It has been published by Johnston Press since the early 1970s.[2]

Editions

In addition to the main edition, there are two local sub-editions, all of them sharing the same website:

  • Bishopbriggs Herald[3]
  • Springburn Herald[4]

All editions come out on Wednesdays.[2]

Campaigns

The paper has often been at the forefront of local causes, including the unsuccessful campaign to save accident and emergency and in-patient services at Stobhill Hospital.[1]

Editors

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

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