Timeline of Bradford Newspapers
1825 | Bradford Courier | First published July 11 or 14 - full title Bradford Courier and West Riding Advertiser |
1825 | Bradford and Wakefield Chronicle | First published July 23 |
1826 | Bradford and Wakefield Chronicle | Closed down |
1828 | Bradford Courier | Closed down |
1834 | Bradford Observer | First published February 6 (weekly price 7d) - William Byles, Exchange Street, Piccadilly |
1842 | Bradford Herald | First published January 16 |
1842 | Halifax, Bradford Observer | First published December 31 - full title Halifax, Bradford and Huddersfield Observer |
1842 | Bradford Observer | Title changed to The Bradford Observer and Halifax, Huddersfield and Keighley Reporter |
1847 | Bradford Observer | New offices - island block between Market Street, Kirkgate & Cheapside |
1854 | Bradford Times | First published February 18 |
1854 | Bradford Chronicle | First published July 1 |
1855 | Bradford Advertiser | First published |
1858 | Bradford Review | First published January 16 |
1861 | Bradford News | First published |
1862 | Keighley News | First published |
1868 | Bradford Daily Telegraph | First published July 16 (daily price 1/2d) - Thomas Shields, Bond Street - Final issue December 15 1926 |
1868 | Bradford Observer | Became daily on October 5 (price 1d) |
1869 | Bradford Weekly Telegraph | First published July 31 |
1869 | Bradford Daily Review | First published September 1 |
1870 | Observer Budget | First published August 7 |
1871 | Bradford Evening Mail | First published September 18 |
1871 | Bradford Observer | New Offices - Piccadilly |
1871 | Bradford Daily Telegraph | New Offices - Bridge Street (Bowling Green) |
1872 | Bradford Daily Chronicle | First published October 1 |
1876 | Bradford Daily Telegraph | New Offices - Market Street |
1877 | Bradford Observer \Budget | First published January 27 1877 - Final issue December 31 1910 |
1883 | Bradford Chronicle & Mail | Merged with Bradford Telegraph |
1884 | Illustrated Weekly Telegraph | First published April 19 - Final issue July 29 1899 |
1892 | Bradford Daily Argus | First published June 16 |
1898 | Bradford Daily Telegraph | Acquired by Bradford & District Newspaper Co Ltd |
1900 | Yorkshire Sports | First published September 8 |
1901 | Bradford Observer | Title changed to The Yorkshire Daily Observer |
1909 | Yorkshire Daily Observer | Title changed to The Yorkshire Observer - January 16 - Final issue Noveneber 3 1956 |
1911 | Observer Budget | Title changed to The Yorkshire Observer Budget |
1916 | Bradford Daily Telegraph | Moved to Observer offices in Piccadilly |
1921 | Yorkshire Observer Budget | Merged with the Bradford Daily Telegraph |
1923 | Bradford Daily Argus | Title changed to Yorkshire Evening Argus (July 16) |
1925 | Bfd & District Newspapers | New offices - Hall Ings (Milligan Forbes & Co warehouse built in 1853) - September 30 |
1926 | Bfd & District Newspapers | Acquired by Westminster Press |
1926 | Bradford Daily Telegraph | Merged with Yorkshire Evening Argus to form the Bradford Telegraph and Argus |
1947 | Bradford Telegraph & Argus | Title changed to Telegraph & Argus |
1956 | Yorkshire Observer | Closed down - title taken over by Telegraph and Argus |
1956 | Yorkshire Observer Budget | Closed down |
1979 | Target | First published April 26 (Shipley Area) |
1980 | Target | Coverage extended to Bingley September 15 |
1981 | Bradford Star | First published February 5 |
1981 | Telegraph & Argus | New Press Hall opened 22 July |
1981 | Yorkshire Sports | Closed down May 2 |
1982 | Telegraph & Argus | Saturday edition changed to tabloid format 6 February |
1988 | Telegraph & Argus | Weekday edition changed to tabloid format 3 October |
1997 | Yorkshire Sports | Relaunched 9 August |
???? | Yorkshire Sports | Ceased publication |
2014 | Telegraph & Argus | Press Hall closed - Printing transferred to ? |
History of Bradford newspapers - Telegraph & Argus