Ashton Reporter
A publication from Ashton under Lyne, the town which invented chips and fish and witnessed the Shaw family of brewers which spread to Merseyside and other towns in Lancashire such as Leigh. The Shaw family spawned an MP and local mayors. The Shaws were munificently generous leaving property and land to local residents and were generally very charitable.
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Ernie commented
More Gt Manchester coverage please
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Dave Barstow commented
Ashton Reporter / Ashton under lyne reporter.
Published on a Saturday and then changed to Friday sometime in the 1900's.
Due to the near by Guide Bridge station being a fairly busy railway junction, there are many articles covering gruesome locomotive accidents. -
Ian Haynes commented
A very valuable newspaper that I have used extensively in my researches into the history of the local cotton industry.
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Sue Ellison commented
Would be very interested if editions after 1871 could be added
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Anonymous commented
Its about time that newspapers east of Manchester were considered for digitisation
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Anonymous commented
This is an excellent local paper with information on a wide variety of local people and events in Ashton and Tameside
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Emma Gaulton commented
According to the New Mills Library this is also connected to the High Peak Reporter. So it would be great to get this one on.
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White commented
Most important would be the Reporter. But also the Herald, Standard amongst others
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Anonymous commented
Although the status of this request has not been updated, I would like to thank the BNA for adding 1857 to the archive. Looking forward to seeing many more pages of this most excellent publication.
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jcjreynolds commented
Agree - more on Ashton area as well as Manchester-Salford needed (1900s-1950s).
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Anonymous commented
This is a brilliant newspaper especially for world war one servicemen
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Anonymous commented
it's great that Ashton is going to be represented, but Salford also needs covering. it's not the same as Manchester and achieved significant civic, industrial and educational development in the Ninetenth century.
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Anonymous commented
Looking through titles currently available (esp. recent additions) there isn't much content covering the Manchester area. This title would go some way to remedying that deficiency.
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Anonymous commented
This is an excellent newspaper and contains hundreds of world war one soldiers' photos
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James ward commented
The Gorton reporter @ashton reporter are the same newspaper going back to 1860s & vital to anyone researching early history of MUFC & MCFC