''Walsall Courier and South Staffordshire Gazette'' is the earliest known

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. Established in 1855, it was published by ''Newey & Foster of New Street''. It was a weekly newspaper and only lasted one year before the '' Walsall Guardian and District Advertiser'' was established in 1856.

References

British History Online: Walsall - Social Life
Walsall Publications established in 1855 1856 disestablishments Defunct newspapers published in the United Kingdom 1855 establishments in England {{UK-newspaper-stub