In the last week we have added new content to six existing titles on The British Newspaper Archive. These additions totaled 92,542 pages!
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New content added
The six titles that have been updated can be seen in the chart below. You can click on the titles, which will take you to the title’s landing page.
| Title | Years added |
| Aberdeen Evening Express | 1958-1965 |
| Aberdeen Press and Journal | 1963-1965 |
| Athletic News | 1878, 1900 |
| Daily Telegraph & Courier (London) | 1894, 1896-1897, 1899, 1903-1909 |
| Poor Law Unions’ Gazette | 1888, 1901 |
| The Sportsman | 1918-1919 |
The Aberdeen Press and Journal dates back to 1747 when it was called, simply, the Aberdeen Journal. Our holdings currently range from 1748 to 1965, with some gap years. Over the lifespan of this newspaper, the paper has undergone several name changes, which can be seen on the landing page for this title. We plan to digitise the entire run from 1747 to 2001.
We continue to build our holdings of sports-related newspapers with the recent additions to the Manchester-based Athletic News for the years 1878 and 1900 and to The Sportsman for 1918 and 1919.
3 comments On Hot off the press – titles added this week
Good morning.
I am curious to know what proportion of your digitized holdings relate to Scotland. I believe that Scottish residents account for only about 10% of the total population of the UK, yet there seem to be Scottish additions all the time while there are some huge voids of coverage in England. I realise that many people who do not live in Scotland have forebears in Scotland or an interest in Scottish history. This is not a complaint, I am merely curious about the relative sizes of your holdings for the various countries that make up the UK.
I wondered the same thing. I am considering a subscription but as my research is for 18th century England only and in particular London and yet there seems to be relatively little uploads in this area. I find this strange as so many newspapers were based in London and much of the history of our country was made in there.
I also have found significant gaps e.g. there are few uploads for Berkshire whilst more scarcely populated areas appear to have better coverage