The ''Dewsbury Reporter'' is a local weekly publication, providing news for residents of

Dewsbury Dewsbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder, West Yorkshire, River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, ...

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...

, and surrounding areas. It is owned by

National World National World is a British multimedia company based in Leeds, England. The company was founded and listed on the London Stock Exchange in September 2019 as a media takeover vehicle. In January 2021, it acquired JPIMedia for £10.2 million. I ...

, and has sister newspapers covering

Mirfield Mirfield () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the A644 road (Great B ...

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 109,766 in the 2021 census, up from 99,251 in the 2011 census. The city is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolit ...

Batley Batley is a market town in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England, south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield, in the Heavy Woollen District. In 2011, the popu ...

and Birstall. The ''Dewsbury Reporter'' was the second newspaper in Dewsbury, having been founded in 1858 four years after the ''Dewsbury and Batley Herald''.

History

The ''Dewsbury Reporter'' was founded in 1858, and celebrated its 150th birthday on 7 March 2008. It was owned by the Huddersfield Examiner. The paper was Yorkshire Weekly Newspaper of the Year in 2003 and 2009 and is part of the Yorkshire Weekly Newspaper Group. In July 2008, Hannah Ridgeway replaced Richard Firth as the newspaper's

editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, organization, a ...

after previously working on the '' Halifax Courier'' and as deputy editor on the ''

Brighouse Brighouse (, locally also ) is a town within the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated on the River Calder, West Y ...

Echo''.New editor for Johnston Press weekly (15 July 2008)

References

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External links

Dewsbury Reporter official websiteMirfield Reporter official website
Kirklees media Newspapers published in Yorkshire Dewsbury Newspapers established in 1858 1858 establishments in England Newspapers published by Johnston Press