The ''Green 'Un'' ("Green One" in slang) is a sports website. Originally a
Saturday sports paper published on Saturday evenings in
Sheffield, England
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire an ...
, it moved online in 2013. The name derives from the light green
newsprint on which it was traditionally printed.
The ''Green 'Un'' was first published as the ''Saturday Sports Edition'' of the ''Yorkshire Telegraph and Star'' on 14 September 1907 and continued under this name until 3 June 1911. From 10 June 1911 to 28 February 1914 it was known as the ''Week and Sports Special Green 'Un'', then as ''Sports Special The Green 'Un'' from 7 March 1914 to 24 December. 1937. The title became ''Green 'Un'', after the war on 31 August 1946 and continued so until 23 November 1946, after which it formally assumed ''Star Green 'Un'' (30 November 1946). Along with its sister publications ''
The Star'' and ''
Sheffield Telegraph
The ''Sheffield Telegraph'' is a weekly newspaper published in Sheffield, England. Founded in 1855 as the ''Sheffield Daily Telegraph'', it became known as the ''Sheffield Telegraph'' in 1938.
History
The ''Sheffield Telegraph'' was founded i ...
'', the ''Green 'Un'' was published by
Johnston Press PLC.
It ceased publication in printed form in 2013, with a special souvenir edition celebrating its 106-year history appearing on Monday 15 July 2013. It was one of the last physically-printed specialised local sports papers in the country.
References
External links
''The Sheffield Star''– Sheffield's Paper
Newspapers published in Yorkshire
Publications established in 1907
Mass media in Sheffield
Sports mass media in the United Kingdom
Sports newspapers
Newspapers published by Johnston Press
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