The ''Arbroath Herald Guide and Gazette'', usually referred to simply as ''The Arbroath Herald'', is a local

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

covering events in and around

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

Angus, Scotland Angus ( sco, Angus; gd, Aonghas) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agr ...

. The ''Arbroath Herald'' is released weekly on a Friday.

History

Established in 1838, the paper has had just seven editors. Up until 1975 the newspaper was printed in the burgh. The "Herald" was bought by the

Johnston Press Johnston Press plc was a multimedia company founded in Falkirk, Scotland, in 1767. Its flagship titles included UK-national newspaper the '' i'', ''The Scotsman'', the ''Yorkshire Post'', the ''Falkirk Herald'', and Belfast's ''The News Letter'' ...

in 1998 at which time its circulation was approximately 7000 per week. In 2005 the Johnston Press reported its circulation was up to 10,030.The Johnston Press website
/ref> 2004 was the first time news items were carried on the front page, where previously adverts and notices were displayed. Historical copies of the ''Arbroath Herald'', dating back to 1889, are available to search and view in digitised form at The

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.Digitised copies of the ''Arbroath Herald''
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References

External links

Official website

The Johnston Press
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