The ''Fife Free Press'' is a local weekly newspaper published by
JPIMedia
National World is a British multimedia company. The company was founded as JPIMedia Publishing Ltd in November 2018 following the acquisition of Johnston Press assets by its creditors. JPIMedia was purchased by National World PLC for £10.2 mill ...
. It is based in
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy ( ; sco, Kirkcaldy; gd, Cair Chaladain) is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh and south-southwest of Dundee. The town had a recorded population of 49,460 in 2011, ...
and is sold in central and southern Fife.
The newspaper was first published in 1871. It was called the ''Fife Free Press, & Kirkcaldy Guardian'' until 1892 when the name was changed to the ''Fife Free Press''. In November 2010, the format of the paper was changed from broadsheet, which had been the format since its first publication, to tabloid.
In 2013 it had an average circulation of 11,510.
See also
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List of newspapers in Scotland
This is a list of newspapers in Scotland.
Daily newspapers
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Traditionally newspapers could be divided into 'quality', serious-minded newspapers (usually referred to as 'broadsheets' due to their large size) and 'tabloids', or less serious news ...
References
External links
Fife TodayFife Free Press at 150: Kirkcaldy's penny paper which became an institutionFife Free Press 150: Back pages are a record of sporting successFarewell to Kirk Wynd: New era as Fife Free Press moves to new homeFife Free Press: 150 years at the heart of its communityFife Free Press foundations:: Responsible leadership and staff loyalty
Newspapers published in Scotland
Kirkcaldy
1871 establishments in Scotland
Publications established in 1871
Newspapers published by Johnston Press
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