The ''Hexham Courant'' is a weekly

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, spor ...

serving primarily the area known as Tynedale in

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land ...

. First published in 1864, it now reaches around 45,000 people every week. The paper focuses on local issues and people and provides news from local events including sporting activities. There is a classified advertisement section and a letters page. The full name of the newspaper is Hexham Courant incorporating Alston Herald, Hexham Herald,

Haltwhistle Haltwhistle is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, east of Brampton. It had a population of 3,811 at the 2011 Census. Stone-built houses are a feature of Haltwhistle. It is one of two settlements in Great Britain which c ...

Herald and Haltwhistle Echo, as shown on the final page of the newspaper (10 January 2014 edition). On 23 February 2018, the ''Courant'' was sold in a takeover deal to the CN Group. It lost its independent status, but a senior executive claimed that it will transform the ''Courant'' into a modern day newspaper. Many critics claim that this takeover has lowered the standards of the courant, with many social media posts being about national news, rather than more local news.

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Official website
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