fogrider 179 Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Nottingham evening post was the paper I remember most from the late sixties, I'm sure there was another daily , or was it a weekly ?that was a local Nottingham paper? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nnsc 131 Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Was it the Guardian Journal? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,380 Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Nottingham had two evening papers The NEP we all know of and The Nottingham Evening News, part of the Express group. Their offices were on Parliament Street next to the coach and horses. The building still has 'Express Offices' above the door. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 I think the Evening News finished in 1959. I can just remember it. The Guardian Journal was a daily morning paper and it ceased publication, I think in the early 1970s. If I remember right its demise was blamed by the publisher on strike action by journalists or printers (or both, I forget). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 I remember the Evening News was taken over by the Evening Post and for a few years the end result was called the Evening Post and News, but eventually the "News" bit was quietly dropped. The Guardian Journal was also the one which used to promote its connection with JM Barrie (who wrote Peter Pan) although he only wrote a few things during a few months. And don't forget to include the Football Post. There's an old thread with some information on the subject https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/8915-express-buildings-upper-parliament-street/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 As a paper boy for Wild's on Eland street I didn't like Saturday night at all, first bag full of Evening Post, last paper 39 High Church street, then trudge back to the shop and fill up with the pink coloured Football Post, all the way round again and you've guessed it last paper 39 High Church street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,218 Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 NewBasfordlad, Don't forget the Football News, apart from the regulars on the round used to do OK out of the local pubs to sell the last few papers and get a few tips as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BulwellBrian 107 Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 I have a feeling that my mother said that there were once two morning papers, the Guardian and the Journal before they merged into one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fogrider 179 Posted November 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Thanks for all the above , I'm heading for the local history library on Angel Row and a study of the local papers, knowing what to ask for is most helpful. Living 100 miles away since 1975 is too big a test of my crumbling memory ! Regards, Terry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Under the management of Christopher Pole-Carew and David Teague the Evening Post was, at one time, considered a world leader in newspaper publication, with many awards for its innovations. It's sad to see the Nottingham Post dying before our very eyes. I doubt it will be around in another five years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 The Evening Post is awful these days because it's owned by a national conglomerate. It doesn't really have any local interest or awareness. These regional papers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_World around the UK are all owned by 'Local World' and they all have a similar corporate look with massive pictures, a small amount of text, and annoying adverts. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 The NEP is no more than a comic, full of non stories & their website is horrendously awful to navigate, I hate it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Sounds like the local paper here in Ga. Seems like there is little REAL news anywhere anymore. (Apart from NS, that is). . I have a hard time reading a bunch of trivia and tv news is even worse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 The NEP loppy website is full of "Pop-Ups & ads. a real pain to read without a pop up blocker. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 I don't even try on the iPad, Mick. I wait 'til I'm on the laptop if I even bother. The LT is running adblocker. Works great. I'm so glad Mick has never allowed advertising on NS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smiffy49 590 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Can anyone remember the Clifton (or was it West Bridgford?) Standard newspaper? Must have been late 1950s or early 1960s.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 The Post's latest Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) figures are very bad. Daily sales have collapsed -28% to 11,777. Combine that with the continuing loss of advertising revenue and my original prediction of five years max for the Evening (sic) Post to survive looks about right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 We stopped taking the Post years ago. We still take our local rag, the weekly Newark Advertiser, but it's recently been bought out by a large group and the local content is poor. I can't see it lasting much longer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 And as for the online version.... Along with the adverts which make it unreadable, most of the stories seem to be about dysfunctional families who normally appear on daytime TV, and so-called news items which are in effect adverts for businesses. You'll see a headline such as "Take a look behind the scenes at the new Greggs shop in Broxtowe". They think that's news. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 It’s printed in Direby too !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 That explains the endless spelling errors then ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 15 minutes ago, LizzieM said: It’s printed in Direby too !! It used to be Derby, but they now print just the one edition in Brum. Truly "Yesterday's news tomorrow." 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, bamber said: It used to be Derby, but they now print just the one edition in Brum. Truly "Yesterday's news tomorrow." My Dad had Evening Post delivered but no morning National paper. He saved the Post til next morning to read while he had his breakfast, so by the time he got around to reading it it was most definitely very old news 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 I would think all paper copy newspapers will be totally extinct in the next few years? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Yes we have a subscription to the Times but a newsagent has to come all the way from Lowdham to put in a communal box in the centre of the village and it’s over a mile walk there and back to collect it. We have to pay a delivery charge. At breakfast time my wife’s usually reading it or a cat’s sitting on it so I have to read it on my iPad. I don’t think it will be long before we cancel the hard copy altogether. It’s just nice to flick through the pages of an actual newspaper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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