Portadown Times
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The Portadown Times is a newspaper based in Portadown
, County Armagh
, Northern Ireland
. It is published by Johnston Publishing (NI)
, part of Johnston Press
who own thirty-seven papers across Ireland.
Founded in the 1920s, the Portadown was a poor second to the longer-established Portadown News, and - until it was taken over in the 1950s by James Morton remained that way. Under his expertise, it passed the News circulation and he took over the News in the early 1970s and ran both as a bi-weekly operation until he finally closed the Portadown News.
On Jim Morton's death, the Morton Newspaper Empire - which comprised around 22 titles in Northern Ireland, passed on to his son John who sold them to Scottish Radio, who consequently sold them on to Johnston Press.
The editor of the Portadown Times is Alistair Bushe who took over two years ago from David Armstrong who was in charge for more than 40 years.
Portadown
Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 23 miles south-west of Belfast...
, County Armagh
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It is published by Johnston Publishing (NI)
Johnston Publishing (NI)
Johnston Publishing is a large newspaper group in Northern Ireland consisting of Mortons Newspapers and the News Letter, and is a holding company of Johnston Press...
, part 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...
who own thirty-seven papers across Ireland.
Founded in the 1920s, the Portadown was a poor second to the longer-established Portadown News, and - until it was taken over in the 1950s by James Morton remained that way. Under his expertise, it passed the News circulation and he took over the News in the early 1970s and ran both as a bi-weekly operation until he finally closed the Portadown News.
On Jim Morton's death, the Morton Newspaper Empire - which comprised around 22 titles in Northern Ireland, passed on to his son John who sold them to Scottish Radio, who consequently sold them on to Johnston Press.
The editor of the Portadown Times is Alistair Bushe who took over two years ago from David Armstrong who was in charge for more than 40 years.