Monday 11 August 2014

Salford Newspapers





1. Pendleton Reporter, Salford, Broughton and Weaste Times.

  • 1879-21 June 1884)

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2. Pendleton, Salford, Broughton Reporter.

  • no. 598-1146 (28 June 1884-27 Dec. 1890) 

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3. Reporter for the County Borough of Salford.

  • no. 1147-2926 (3 Jan. 1891-27 March 1926)
  • In 1926, it merged with The Salford Chronicle and Telephone (no.7 below) 

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4. Salford City Reporter and Salford Chronicle.

  • no. 2927-4158 (3 April 1926-8 June 1951)

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5. Salford City Reporter.

  • no. 4159-[new series]783 (15 June 1951-22 May 1997)
  • Stretford and Urmston edition (no.4968-4980 : 1 April - 24 June 1966
  • In 1997, it merged with The Advertiser (no 8 below) 
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6. The Salford Chronicle 

  • no. 1 (1868) to no. 1346 (21 July 1894)
  • In 1894, it merged with The County Telephone, and Salford District Review, which was founded in 1889. 

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7. The Salford Chronicle and Telephone

  • 1894-1926
  • In 1926, it merged with the Reporter for the County Borough of Salford (no. 3 above)
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8. The Advertiser

  • Launched in 1982
  • In 1997, it merged with the Salford City Reporter (no. 5 above)
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9. The Advertiser and Salford City Reporter

  • renamed 1999 to Salford Advertiser (no. 10 below)
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10.  Salford Advertiser

  • renamed in 2000 to Salford Advertiser & Salford City Reporter (no. 11 below)


11.  Salford Advertiser & Salford City Reporter

  • renamed in 2010 to Salford Advertiser (no. 12 below)
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12.  Salford Advertiser



Other Salford Newspaper Titles


The Salford Weekly News.

1859 to 1889

The Journal.

Eccles, Swinton, Worsley and Salford.; 1990 to 1993

Salford Comet.

1966 to 1966

Salford Echo.

1931 to 1958

Salford Journal.

1986 to 1988

Salford Times.

1905 to 1907

Salford City Observer.

1932 to 1932

Broughton Gazette.

1953 to 1954

The Salfordian.


Salford : University of Salford Students' Union, 2012-



Source: British Library



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The Salford Champion appears to have vanished without trace, and cannot be found in library catalogues. It was operating in the late 1970s, as an 'Independent News Magazine".  John Burgess appears to have been in charge of circulation.

January 1977



2 comments:

  1. Great list of newspapers with lots of information.

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