Nelson Leader

The Nelson Leader is a weekly newspaper published every Friday for readers in the town of Nelson in Pendle, east Lancashire. England. It is edited from the 'Leader-Times' series of newspapers' offices in Nelson.

Nelson Leader
TypeLocal Newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Johnston Press
Founded1900 (Nelson Leader)
HeadquartersEditorial - Nelson.
Sales - Burnley.
WebsiteLeader Times Newspapers

Editorial variants

The other newspapers in the 'Leader-Times' series are: the Colne Times and Barnoldswick and Earby Times, all of which are published every Friday. Usually the first few pages of editorial in the various editions differ to target news for each area, with the rest the same.

The Nelson Leader was first published in 1900.[1] The other local newspapers, the Colne Times and Barnoldswick and Earby Times also have a long history and were eventually largely incorporated into the Nelson Leader in the mid-1930s.[2]

The Nelson Leader newspaper also features news for Barrowford, Brierfield, Reedley, Blacko, Higherford, Higham, Barley, Fence, Wheatley Lane and Roughlee.

The Colne Times newspaper features news for Colne, Trawden, Foulridge, Laneshaw Bridge, Wycoller and Cowling, Craven.

The Barnoldswick and Earby Times features news for Barnoldswick, Earby and villages in the West Craven area.

In 2003, according to JICREG,[3] the newspapers had approximately 41000 readers in the Pendle area.[4]

Local stablemates

Other sister newspapers are the Burnley Express, published every Tuesday and Friday, Padiham Express, published every Tuesday and Friday, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, published every Thursday and the Pendle Express, published every Tuesday. All of these titles are owned by Johnston Press, of Edinburgh.

References
  1. "Nelson Leader 100th Birthday". Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  2. "Section 11 Newspapers". Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  3. JICREG Homepage
  4. "East Lancashire Newspapers stats". Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.


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