The ''Peterborough Herald and Post'' was a weekly freesheet delivered to households in the city of

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, in the

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. It was run from offices on Cross Street in the city centre, until ceasing operations in 2008. The ''Peterborough Standard'' (established 1872) was published weekly by Sharman Newspapers, under the title ''Peterborough and

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Standard'' to 1931. A localised edition was published from 1980 to 1984 and from then titled the ''

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Standard''. This amalgamated with free title the ''New Classified'' (established 1981) in 1983, briefly publishing as the ''Classified Standard''. Having expanded to publishing and printing 11 weekly newspapers in the

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region, the publishing side of the business was sold in 1989. Since then Sharman & Co. have been providing newspaper printing services to clients including the major regional publishers, independent local and specialist publishers, corporate communications departments, political parties, foreign language publishers, councils and universities. The ''Herald and Post'' was published from 1989 as a replacement for the ''Standard''. The ''Oundle Herald and Post'' was a localised edition published until 1994. The paper was owned by Midland Weekly Media, part of

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. The '' Stamford Herald and Post'', ''

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Standard'' and '' Deepings Standard'' were also affected by the closure. An earlier proposal, which would have seen rival

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purchase the papers, was rejected by the

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Regulators scupper regional press deal
Media Guardian, 9 May 2002

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