The ''Bridlington Free Press'' is a newspaper that was launched in 1859, is now owned by

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and is distributed in the

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area of the

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. A new edition of the paper is released every Thursday. The editor is Steve Bambridge who is also editor of ''

The Scarborough News ''The Scarborough News'' is a weekly newspaper distributed in and around the Scarborough area in North Yorkshire, England. It was launched on 31 May 2012 as a relaunch of the former daily newspaper, the ''Scarborough Evening News'', and incorp ...

'', ''The Pocklington Post'', ''The Filey Mercury'' and '' The Whitby Gazette''. 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''.

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External links

Official Website

ABC circulation figures – Jan-Dec 2020
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