Bridlington Free Press

The Bridlington Free Press is a newspaper that was launched in 1859,^[4] is now owned by National World and is distributed in the Bridlington area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Bridlington Free Press
Type	Weekly newspaper
Format	Tabloid^[1]
Owner(s)	National World
Editor	Ed Asquith
Circulation	1,705 (as of 2022)^[2]
Sister newspapers	Scarborough News^[3]
ISSN	0963-455X
Website	www.bridlingtonfreepress.co.uk

A new edition of the paper is released every Thursday.

The editor is Steve Bambridge^[5] who is also editor of The Scarborough News,^[6] The Pocklington Post, The Filey Mercury and The Whitby Gazette.^[7]

The paper also employs a number of freelance editorial and photographic staff members.

A new independent paper, the Bridlington Echo was launched in July 2016 in competition against the Bridlington Free Press.^[8]

References edit

^ "Bridlington Free Press" (PDF). abc.org.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
^ "Bridlington Free Press". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ . www.johnstonpress.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
^ "Bridlington Local Studies Library" (PDF). eastriding.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
^ "contact us - Bridlington Free Press". www.bridlingtonfreepress.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
^ "contact us - The Scarborough News". www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
^ "contact us - Whitby Gazette". www.whitbygazette.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
^ Sharman, David (9 June 2016). "Scarborough Review founder quits to launch Bridlington Echo - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". Hold the Front Page. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

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