Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press
Encyclopedia
The Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press is a local weekly newspaper
based in Stranraer
, Scotland
, which primarily serves Stranraer and the Rhins area but also Wigtownshire
and parts of South Ayrshire
.
Known locally as the "Free Press", it is officially published every Thursday but is distributed on Wednesday afternoons. It is the most popular newspaper in Wigtownshire with 92% of adults living within a thirty minute drive of Stranraer reading the paper. Over 7,500 copies are sold each week.
The current Editor is Alan Hall. The paper also employs two journalists, Cameron Ritchie and Dan Palmer.
Stair Estates Website
Newspaper
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based in Stranraer
Stranraer
Stranraer is a town in the southwest of Scotland. It lies in the west of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, which primarily serves Stranraer and the Rhins area but also Wigtownshire
Wigtownshire
Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown is a registration county in the Southern Uplands of south west Scotland. Until 1975, the county was one of the administrative counties used for local government purposes, and is now administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway...
and parts of South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway....
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Known locally as the "Free Press", it is officially published every Thursday but is distributed on Wednesday afternoons. It is the most popular newspaper in Wigtownshire with 92% of adults living within a thirty minute drive of Stranraer reading the paper. Over 7,500 copies are sold each week.
The current Editor is Alan Hall. The paper also employs two journalists, Cameron Ritchie and Dan Palmer.
External links
Stair Estates Website