Newspapers

We keep almost fifty historical newspapers. Most of them are on microfilm. There are many short lived but fascinating old local papers.

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The principal titles are:

• Alfreton and Belper Journal 1870 to 1935; 
• Ashbourne Telegraph 1903 to present; 
• Derby Mercury 1735 to 1933; 
• Derbyshire Advertiser 1846 to 1912;
• Derbyshire Courier 1831 to 1883; 
• Derbyshire Times, 1854 to present;
• High Peak Advertiser 1881 to 1937; 
• High Peak News 1870 to 1957; 
• Matlock Mercury 1937 to present

To see the full range of newspapers we hold visit Newsplan East Midlands (opens in a new window) web site.

Newscuttings files date from the late 1960's onwards. They cover the whole county and are taken from a wide range of national and local newspapers.