The Eastbourne Herald, commonly known as just The Herald, is a weekly tabloid newspaper, printed on Fridays and published since 1865 in Eastbourne

Eastbourne

Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...

, England

England

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The Eastbourne Herald is also a monthly published newspaper in Eastbourne, Wellington, New Zealand

New Zealand

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History

The newspaper was originally named the Eastbourne Chronicle but changed its name to the Eastbourne Herald Chronicle in 1951. The name remained until 1966 when then name was shortened to the Eastbourne Herald. Nowadays, the paper is edited and created by Beckett Newspapers, based in Eastbourne, and printed by Johnston Press

Johnston Press

Johnston Press plc is a newspaper publishing company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. Its flagship titles are The Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post; it also operates many other newspapers around the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man. It is the second-largest publisher...

 at their headquarters in Hilsea

Hilsea

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, Portsmouth

Portsmouth

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Sister newspaper

The Herald also has a sister newspaper, owned by Beckett Newspapers, called the Eastbourne Gazette

Eastbourne Gazette

The Eastbourne Gazette, commonly known as just The Gazette, is a weekly tabloid newspaper, printed on Wednesdays and published since 1859 in Eastbourne, England.-History:...

. The Gazette is printed on a Wednesday and is cheaper than the Herald. Eastbourne is one of the few remaining towns in the UK which has a midweek paid-for newspaper as well as an end-of-week title.