| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | National World |
| Editor | Jason Gibbins 1 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | High Street Daventry NN11 4BQ |
| Circulation | 423 (as of 2023)2 |
| Website | daventryexpress |
The Daventry Express is a local weekly newspaper serving Daventry and the surrounding villages. It is published every Thursday and is owned by National World.
History
In 1869 the Daventry Express was published on Saturdays by Thomas and John William Barrett.3 The newspaper was discontinued in 1940, at a time of national paper shortages, but was revived in 1948 under the title Daventry and District Weekly Express, shortened to Daventry Weekly Express in 1966, and again to Daventry Express in 1990.4
References
References
- [1], Daventry Express, 7 March 2012
- "Daventry Express". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- Post Office Directory of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1869, p. 37.
- British Library microfilm catalogue
- HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk, 30 April 2007.