Horncastle News
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Horncastle News is a weekly newspaper which serves Horncastle, Lincolnshire
, England
and the surrounding area.
It was founded in 1885 by William Kirkham Morton, who already owned a printing and stationery business in the town.
In 1958, the News and Mortons of Horncastle
were facing closure when they were bought by Charles Edward “Teddy” Sharpe, owner of the Market Rasen Mail
.
In 2001, the Horncastle News and Market Rasen Mail were sold to Johnston Press
.
According to data from analysts JICREG, weekly circulation of Horncastle News was 4,936 in the period January-June 2009.
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and the surrounding area.
It was founded in 1885 by William Kirkham Morton, who already owned a printing and stationery business in the town.
In 1958, the News and Mortons of Horncastle
Mortons of Horncastle
Mortons of Horncastle Ltd is a publishing company based in Horncastle in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England.-History:At the age of 21, WK Morton bought the Horncastle-based printing company owned by D Cousans. He started the Horncastle News in 1887...
were facing closure when they were bought by Charles Edward “Teddy” Sharpe, owner of the Market Rasen Mail
Market Rasen Mail
Market Rasen Mail is a weekly newspaper which serves Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England and the surrounding area.It was founded in 1856 by Richard Hackett , the son of a local farmer. At the age of 18, Richard Hacket was working as an apprentice to a printer in Queen Street, Market Rasen...
.
In 2001, the Horncastle News and Market Rasen Mail were sold to Johnston Press
Johnston Press
Johnston Press plc is a newspaper publishing company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. Its flagship titles are The Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post; it also operates many other newspapers around the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man. It is the second-largest publisher...
.
According to data from analysts JICREG, weekly circulation of Horncastle News was 4,936 in the period January-June 2009.