The ''Brent and Kilburn Times'' is a British weekly newspaper published by

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in the

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, currently published on Thursdays. It provides local news in Kilburn,

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and other surrounding areas.

History

The paper dates back to the first issue of the ''Kilburn Times'' on 14 March 1868. It was founded by Rowland George Bassett (-1906) and was based in Kilburn. Another paper, the ''Willesden Chronicle and Herald'', was launched in 1877; a year later the two papers merged and the new office and printing works was based on High Road,

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. At the time, the ''Kilburn Times'' was heavily favoured by the working class and the Irish community, as opposed to its more middle class rival ''

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''. A national press guide published in 1875 called the ''Kilburn Times'' one of the "largest, cheapest and most influential newspapers in the west and north west of London", and "it is undeniably the best advertising medium in the district." The ''Kilburn Times'' launched a new website in 2010. The other paper, later renamed the ''Willesden & Brent Chronicle'' and then the ''Willesden & Brent Times'', ended publication in 2011 as it was amalgamated with the ''Kilburn Times'' to create the ''Brent & Kilburn Times''.

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