The Stourbridge News is a local free newspaper which serves the Stourbridge area in the West Midlands of England.[1] It was originally called The County Express.[2] It is also circulated to the homes of readers living in the surrounding communities of Wordsley, Hagley, Amblecote, Pedmore and Lye. It has been in circulation since February 1985.[3] It has a readership of approximately 55,000.[1]
Staff and journalists
Past journalists include Lyn Alderson who was a journalist for over 20 years.[4][5] 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.[2]
References
- ^ a b ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations) Regional Publications Circulation Cerftificate July to December 2011
- ^ a b 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