Market Rasen Mail
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Market Rasen Mail is a weekly newspaper which serves Market Rasen
, Lincolnshire
, England
and the surrounding area.
It was founded in 1856 by Richard Hackett (1823 – 1892), the son of a local farmer. At the age of 18, Richard Hacket was working as an apprentice to a printer in Queen Street, Market Rasen. After a period as a bookseller in London, Richard returned to Market Rasen to establish the Market Rasen Mail. The first edition was published on the 8th May 1856.
In 1947, the Mail was bought by Charles Edward “Teddy” Sharpe, who remained associated with the title until his death in 1983. He modernised the business and expanded it by buying the Horncastle News
and the printing company Mortons of Horncastle
.
In 2001, the Mail was bought by Johnston Press
.
One of the biggest stories in the history of the paper happened on 27 February 2008, when Market Rasen was at the epicentre of an earthquake
measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale. Reporters responded with a multi-media package of articles, videos, eye-witness accounts and reader submissions.
According to data from analysts JICREG, weekly circulation of Market Rasen Mail was 4,097 in the period January-June 2009.
Market Rasen
Market Rasen is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Rase northeast of Lincoln, east of Gainsborough and southwest of Grimsby. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 3,200....
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and the surrounding area.
It was founded in 1856 by Richard Hackett (1823 – 1892), the son of a local farmer. At the age of 18, Richard Hacket was working as an apprentice to a printer in Queen Street, Market Rasen. After a period as a bookseller in London, Richard returned to Market Rasen to establish the Market Rasen Mail. The first edition was published on the 8th May 1856.
In 1947, the Mail was bought by Charles Edward “Teddy” Sharpe, who remained associated with the title until his death in 1983. He modernised the business and expanded it by buying the Horncastle News
Horncastle News
Horncastle News is a weekly newspaper which serves Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England and the surrounding area.It was founded in 1885 by William Kirkham Morton, who already owned a printing and stationery business in the town....
and the printing company Mortons of Horncastle
Mortons of Horncastle
Mortons of Horncastle Ltd is a publishing company based in Horncastle in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England.-History:At the age of 21, WK Morton bought the Horncastle-based printing company owned by D Cousans. He started the Horncastle News in 1887...
.
In 2001, the Mail was bought 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...
.
One of the biggest stories in the history of the paper happened on 27 February 2008, when Market Rasen was at the epicentre of an earthquake
2008 Lincolnshire earthquake
The 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake struck Lincolnshire, in the United Kingdom, on 27 February 2008 at 00:56:47.8s GMT. According to the British Geological Survey, the quake registered a reading of 5.2 on the Richter scale with the epicentre 2.5 miles north of Market Rasen and 15 miles ...
measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale. Reporters responded with a multi-media package of articles, videos, eye-witness accounts and reader submissions.
According to data from analysts JICREG, weekly circulation of Market Rasen Mail was 4,097 in the period January-June 2009.