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| Type | Weekly regional newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid, Online |
| Owner(s) | Newsquest |
| Editor | Stephanie Preece |
| Founded | February 1985; 39 years ago (1985-02) |
| Headquarters | 2nd Floor, Copthall House, 1 New Road, Stourbridge DY8 1PH |
| Country | England |
| Circulation | 9,386 (as of 2023) |
| Sister newspapers | Dudley News Halesowen News |
| Website | stourbridgenews |
The Stourbridge News is a local free newspaper which serves the Stourbridge area of the West Midlands, England, circulating in the town itself and the surrounding communities of Amblecote, Hagley, Lye, Pedmore, and Wordsley. Originally The County Express, it has been in circulation since February 1985.
Staff and journalists
Past journalists include Lyn Alderson who was a journalist for over 20 years. Another journalist that had longevity with the paper was Dennis Elwell. He spent 30 years at the Stourbridge News. He died in 2014 aged 84.
References
- "Stourbridge News". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations) Regional Publications Circulation Cerftificate July to December 2011
- ^ David Sharman (1 December 2014). "Journalist and disaster predictor dies aged 84". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- Visitoruk Timeline History of Stourbridge 1985
- "Former Stourbridge News journalist publishes ebook on health benefits of writing". Stourbridge. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- Country Woman Magazine January 2015, Page 79, The Write Way to Better Health - Alison Ashmore