The ''Ayrshire Post'' is a weekly Scottish 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 ...

serving the communities of

South Ayrshire South Ayrshire ( sco, Sooth Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir a Deas, ) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire. On 30 June 2 ...

and parts of

East Ayrshire East Ayrshire ( sco, Aest Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir an Ear) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquart ...

with local news, issues and sports coverage. The ''Ayrshire Post'' primarily serves the towns of

Ayr Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...

Prestwick Prestwick ( gd, Preastabhaig) is a town in South Ayrshire on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland about southwest of Glasgow. It adjoins the larger town of Ayr to the south on the Firth of Clyde coast, the centre of which is about south, an ...

Troon Troon is a town in South Ayrshire, situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland, about north of Ayr and northwest of Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Troon has a port with freight services and a yacht marina. Up until January 2016, P&O Ferrie ...

Cumnock Cumnock (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cumnag'') is a town and former civil parish located in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The town sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the Lugar Water. There are three neighbouring housing projects which lie just ...

Maybole Maybole is a town and former burgh of barony and police burgh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It had an estimated population of in . It is situated south of Ayr and southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. The town is bypass ...

Girvan Girvan ( gd, Inbhir Gharbhain, "mouth of the River Girvan") is a burgh and harbour town in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Girvan is situated on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, with a population of about 6,450. It lies south of Ay ...

and their surrounding communities. The ''Ayrshire Post'' was founded in 1880 as a voice of Liberalism, in direct competition to existing

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rival the ''

Ayr Advertiser The ''Ayr Advertiser'' is a weekly Scottish local newspaper, serving the community of South Ayrshire with local news, issues and sports coverage. The Ayr Advertiser is Scotland's oldest weekly newspaper. The paper is part of the Ayr Advertiser ...

'' and the now defunct ''Ayr Observer'' and the more radical ''Ayrshire Express''. The ''Post'' was edited by John Fergus Macnair from 1925 to 1958, and the chief reporter was Allan Hewitson from 1946 to 1961, who also founded the Ayr branch of the

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. There was hot rivalry between the ''Advertiser'' and the ''Post''. The ''Advertiser'' came out on Thursday, and if it had a good story, the ''Post'', which came out on Friday could follow it up. Another source of news was ''The Daily Telegraph'' and ''The Times'', with any local event being followed up. The ''Post'' did not devote as much space to agricultural matters as did the 'Advertiser''. After World War II the circulation of the ''Advertiser'' was 14,000, while that of the ''Post'' was 20,000. The title was judged Scottish Weekly Newspaper of the Year in 2014 at the

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. It was the first time an Ayrshire newspaper has won the award. The Ayrshire Post won Weekly Newspaper of the Year at the 43rd Scottish Press Awards held in September 2022. https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2022/news/daily-wins-top-industry-honours-after-radical-shake-up-of-newsroom/ There separate editions for

and the district of Carrick, which includes communities centred around

and

. The newspaper is owned by Reach plc and is the biggest selling weekly title within the Media Scotland stable. As of 2012, it had a circulation of 20,000, approximately the same as in 1939 and a 10% decline from 2011's circulation of 23,493.

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