Morpeth Herald
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The Morpeth Herald is a weekly newspaper published in Morpeth, Northumberland
, England
.
A broadsheet, established in 1854 as a monthly and becoming weekly in 1858, the newspaper serves Morpeth, Ponteland
, Pegswood
, Ellington
, Lynemouth
, Widdrington Station and the outlying districts. It was printed and published in Morpeth by successive generations of the Mackay family until 1983, when the title was acquired by the Tweeddale Press Group, based in Berwick upon Tweed, where printing then moved, though it was still edited from an office above the Mackays' shop in Morpeth for several years, before moving to separate offices nearby. From 1984 some of its editorial was shared with the Ponteland Observer
, acquired by the Tweeddale Press Group that year; it incorporated the Ponteland Observer fully in 1986. It was sold to Northeast Press, now a division of Johnston Press
in 1992. Editorial remains in Morpeth though the newspaper has during Northeast Press ownership been printed in Hartlepool
or Sunderland. Advertising is shared with its sister title the Northumberland Gazette
.
Morpeth is the administrative centre of Northumberland, home to the headquarters of Northumberland County Council
.
The Herald typically covers local news, sport and leisure pieces, also prints opinion pieces, reader letters, classified advertisements, and contains a property and real estate pull-out section.
The newspaper's current editorial team is Chief Reporter Anna Smith and Senior Reporter Andrew Coulson. The editor is Paul Larkin, who works from the office of the newspaper's sister title the Northumberland Gazette in Alnwick, of which he is also the editor.
Morpeth, Northumberland
Morpeth is the county town of Northumberland, England. It is situated on the River Wansbeck which flows east through the town. The town is from the A1, which bypasses it. Since 1981, it has been the administrative centre of the County of Northumberland. In the 2001 census the town had a population...
, 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...
.
A broadsheet, established in 1854 as a monthly and becoming weekly in 1858, the newspaper serves Morpeth, Ponteland
Ponteland
Ponteland is a village situated in Northumberland near Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The name means island in the Pont , as the area consisted of a small piece of solid ground around St. Mary's church and the old bridge, surrounded by marshland. This marshland is now drained, with housing built on...
, Pegswood
Pegswood
Pegswood is a mining village in Northumberland, England, and the site of the former Pegswood colliery. Pegswood is two miles east of Morpeth and three miles west of Ashington, with a population of around 3260. Pegswood is on a small hill above the valley in which Morpeth is situated, close to the...
, Ellington
Ellington, Northumberland
Ellington is a small village on the coast of Northumberland, England. Ellington is four miles from Ashington, six miles from Morpeth and twenty miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne....
, Lynemouth
Lynemouth
Lynemouth is a village in Northumberland, England. The village is situated northeast of Ashington, and is in close proximity to the village of Ellington which is located to the north west...
, Widdrington Station and the outlying districts. It was printed and published in Morpeth by successive generations of the Mackay family until 1983, when the title was acquired by the Tweeddale Press Group, based in Berwick upon Tweed, where printing then moved, though it was still edited from an office above the Mackays' shop in Morpeth for several years, before moving to separate offices nearby. From 1984 some of its editorial was shared with the Ponteland Observer
Ponteland Observer
The Ponteland Observer was a weekly newspaper that circulated in the village of Ponteland in Northumberland in north-east England and, later, the southern part of the borough of Castle Morpeth as well as some of the north-western suburbs of Newcastle upon Tyne, from 1 October 1982 until 9 January...
, acquired by the Tweeddale Press Group that year; it incorporated the Ponteland Observer fully in 1986. It was sold to Northeast Press, now a division of 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...
in 1992. Editorial remains in Morpeth though the newspaper has during Northeast Press ownership been printed in Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Hartlepool is a town and port in North East England.It was founded in the 7th century AD, around the Northumbrian monastery of Hartlepool Abbey. The village grew during the Middle Ages and developed a harbour which served as the official port of the County Palatine of Durham. A railway link from...
or Sunderland. Advertising is shared with its sister title the Northumberland Gazette
Northumberland Gazette
The Northumberland Gazette is a weekly newspaper published in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.A broadsheet, it was established in 1854 as the Alnwick Mercury, but adopted the title Alnwick and County Gazette in 1883 after incorporating that newspaper, founded earlier in 1883; it continued the...
.
Morpeth is the administrative centre of Northumberland, home to the headquarters of Northumberland County Council
Northumberland County Council
Northumberland County Council is a unitary authority in North East England. It was originally formed in 1889 as the council for the administrative county of Northumberland and reformed in 1974 to cover a the newly formed non-metropolitan county of Northumberland...
.
The Herald typically covers local news, sport and leisure pieces, also prints opinion pieces, reader letters, classified advertisements, and contains a property and real estate pull-out section.
The newspaper's current editorial team is Chief Reporter Anna Smith and Senior Reporter Andrew Coulson. The editor is Paul Larkin, who works from the office of the newspaper's sister title the Northumberland Gazette in Alnwick, of which he is also the editor.