Media UK

Newspaper launch dates

1764

10 August: Essex Chronicle

1785

01 January: The Times

1791

04 December: The Observer

1817

25 January: The Scotsman

1821

05 May: The Guardian

1822

20 October: The Sunday Times

1825

19 May: The Impartial Reporter

1827

21 May: Evening Standard

1832

07 January: The Bucks Herald

1843

01 October: News of the World

1845

18 October: Bedfordshire Times & Citizen

1851

02 August: Wells Journal

1855

29 June: The Daily Telegraph
07 July: Bury Times
07 July: The Herts Advertiser

1856

20 September: Islington Gazette
20 September: Market Rasen Mail

1857

01 January: The Cornish Times
10 March: Pulman's Weekly News
19 March: Greenock Telegraph
04 December: The Birmingham Post

1858

06 March: Exmouth Journal
27 April: Tiverton Gazette

1861

01 June: Central Somerset Gazette

1865

01 January: South London Press

1867

19 March: The Bolton News

1873

10 May: The Epworth Bells & Crowle Advertiser
26 July: Lowestoft Journal

1880

01 February: The Stage
07 February: Dereham Times

1886

26 October: Lancashire Telegraph

1888

01 January: Southern Daily Echo
13 February: Financial Times

1889

14 October: Radcliffe Times

1890

01 January: Barry and District News
01 January: Penarth Times

1896

04 May: Daily Mail
01 June: Belper News

1900

24 April: Daily Express

1903

02 November: Daily Mirror

1904

01 October: Express & Echo

1906

20 March: Narbeth and Whitland Observer

1918

29 December: Sunday Express

1921

25 November: Prestwich & Whitefield Guide

1930

01 January: The Morning Star
01 January: Solihull News

1932

18 April: Evening Post

1946

01 July: Folkestone Herald

1951

05 February: The Sunday Telegraph

1952

01 April: Ashfield Chad

1964

15 September: The Sun

1970

01 January: Caerphilly Campaign
01 January: The Irish Post

1974

01 December: Crediton Country Courier

1978

02 November: Daily Star

1980

26 June: Midsomer Norton, Radstock & District Journal

1982

02 May: The Mail on Sunday

1985

07 March: Bolton Journal

1986

14 September: Sunday Sport
07 October: The Independent

1987

12 November: Bury Journal

1988

07 August: Scotland on Sunday
17 August: Daily SportUPDATED

1989

05 March: Wales on Sunday

1990

28 January: The Independent on Sunday

1998

17 March: North Belfast News
01 September: Property Weekly

1999

07 February: Sunday Herald
16 March: Metro (London)

2002

09 March: The Press
19 September: The Rugby Times

2003

01 April: The National Student
01 July: Awaz UK

2004

28 April: Malton & Pickering Mercury

2005

01 January: Marylebone Express
17 February: Kenilworth Times
12 March: Kentish Saturday Observer
05 September: City A.M.
23 September: Royal Leamington Spa Times
23 September: Warwick Times
16 December: G41

2006

18 January: The Docklands
20 February: The Argus Lite
07 March: Metro (Liverpool)
14 March: Metro (Cardiff, Swansea & Newport)
17 March: Planet Hearts
24 April: St Austell Voice
05 May: First News
09 May: Rugby Times
24 May: The Midweek Chronicle
15 June: The Commuter Herald
30 August: London Lite
04 September: thelondonpaper
08 September: The Wear Valley Mercury
11 September: Metro (Brighton)

2007

12 January: City Lite
07 March: Local News for Westenders
15 March: The Advertiser
23 March: Cotswolds Observer
23 March: Evesham Observer
04 April: Tonbridge Crier
06 April: The Arran Voice
03 May: Wakefield Guardian
03 May: Pont & Cas Guardian
18 May: Durham Times
18 June: Commuter
12 August: Non League Today
01 September: G42
12 September: yourcanterbury
12 September: yourthanet
12 September: yourashford
12 September: yourdover
12 September: yourswale
12 September: yourshepway
12 September: yourmedway
12 September: yourmaidstone
09 October: The County Derry Post
01 November: Xtra
26 November: LX News
17 December: Crain's Manchester Business

2008

20 February: Daventry Post
11 March: Stroud Life
20 March: Cleethorpes Chronicle
02 April: Nuneaton Observer