The Kirkintilloch Herald is a weekly tabloid newspaper serving the Kirkintilloch

Kirkintilloch

Kirkintilloch is a town and former burgh in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the Forth and Clyde Canal, about eight miles northeast of central Glasgow...

 area of East Dunbartonshire

East Dunbartonshire

This article is about the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. See also East Dunbartonshire .East Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the north-west of the City of Glasgow. It contains many of the suburbs of Glasgow as well as containing many of...

, in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. It is edited and printed in Kirkintilloch

Kirkintilloch

Kirkintilloch is a town and former burgh in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the Forth and Clyde Canal, about eight miles northeast of central Glasgow...

, and is known locally as the Kirky Herald.

History

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

Editions

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

• Bishopbriggs Herald
• North Lanarkshire Herald
• Springburn Herald

All editions come out on Wednesdays.

Campaigns

The paper has often been at the forefront of local causes, including the campaign to save Stobhill Hospital

Stobhill Hospital

Stobhill Hospital is an Ambulatory Care and Diagnostic Hospital, located in the district of Springburn in the north of Glasgow, Scotland. It serves the population of North Glasgow and part of East Dunbartonshire.-History:...

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