On 21st January 1846 the newspaper ‘The Daily News, founded by Charles Dickens, was first published. Charles Dickens was also the first editor of the radical newspaper which was seen as a […]
William Lyon Mackenzie #OnThisDay
On 5th of December 1837 William Lyon Mackenzie led a rebellion in Upper Canada seeking political reform.
Jack Twatt and The Orkney Herald
For just over one hundred years of publishing, from 1860 to 1961, The Orkney Herald newspaper delivered honest and well informed news every Tuesday to islanders.
Poetry Corner
As 18th April is National Columnist’s Day I’ve decided to put up a poem about Newspapers to give ourselves a little 14 month pat on the back.