Holme Valley Express
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The Holme Valley Express was an English
local weekly newspaper
covering Holmfirth
and its surrounding area. It was first published as the Holmfirth Express.
The offices and presses for the paper were located in Holmfirth for many years. After the paper was purchased by the Huddersfield Daily Examiner
printing was transferred to the Examiner's presses
but the offices remained until 2002.
The paper ceased printing a weekly edition in 2009 and its now incorporated in the Saturday edition of the Huddersfield Examiner.
Much of the content of the Holme Valley Express was syndicated with its sister papers, the Colne Valley Chronicle and Huddersfield & District Chronicle.
England
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local weekly newspaper
Newspaper
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covering Holmfirth
Holmfirth
Holmfirth is a small town located on the A6024 Woodhead Road in the Holme Valley, within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Centred upon the confluence of the Holme and Ribble rivers, Holmfirth is south of Huddersfield and from Glossop. It mostly consists of...
and its surrounding area. It was first published as the Holmfirth Express.
The offices and presses for the paper were located in Holmfirth for many years. After the paper was purchased by the Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Huddersfield Daily Examiner
The Huddersfield Daily Examiner is an English local daily evening newspaper covering Huddersfield and its surrounding areas. The first edition was published, as a weekly, on September 6, 1851, as the Huddersfield & Holmfirth Examiner and the newspaper has been published on a daily basis since...
printing was transferred to the Examiner's presses
Printing press
A printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium , thereby transferring the ink...
but the offices remained until 2002.
The paper ceased printing a weekly edition in 2009 and its now incorporated in the Saturday edition of the Huddersfield Examiner.
Much of the content of the Holme Valley Express was syndicated with its sister papers, the Colne Valley Chronicle and Huddersfield & District Chronicle.