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|type= Weekly [[newspaper]] |
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| format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]] |
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|foundation= 5 April 1838 |
| foundation = 5 April 1838 |
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| owners = [[National World]] |
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|editor= Jason Gibbins |
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| editor = Richard Howarth |
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|headquarters= Colin Sanders Business Innovation Centre, Banbury |
| headquarters = Colin Sanders Business Innovation Centre, Banbury |
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|circulation= 14,895<ref name=PressGazette>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=44209 |title=Just 15 paid-for regional weeklies increase circulation |author=Oliver Luft |date=27 August 2009 |work=Press Gazette Journalism Today |publisher= |accessdate=6 December 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202022625/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=44209 |archivedate=December 2, 2010 }}</ref> |
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| circulation_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/product/2447 |title=Banbury Guardian |publisher=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK)]] |date=19 February 2024 |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> |
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The '''''Banbury Guardian''''' is a local [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] [[newspaper]] published in [[Banbury]], [[Oxfordshire]]. It serves north Oxfordshire, southwest [[Northamptonshire]] and southeast [[Warwickshire]]. Its sister paper, '' |
The '''''Banbury Guardian''''' is a local [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] [[newspaper]] published in [[Banbury]], [[Oxfordshire]]. It serves north Oxfordshire, southwest [[Northamptonshire]] and southeast [[Warwickshire]]. Its sister paper, ''The Banbury & District Review'', is a free weekly tabloid. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The ''Banbury Guardian'' was owned and edited by three generations of the same family for its first 109 years of publication. |
The ''Banbury Guardian'' was owned and edited by three generations of the same family for its first 109 years of publication.{{sfn|Lisle|2008|pp=61–63}} |
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In 1822 William Potts moved from [[Daventry]] to Banbury where he traded as a printer and bookseller. |
In 1822, William Potts moved from [[Daventry]] to Banbury where he traded as a printer and bookseller.{{sfn|Lisle|2008|p=61}} Potts supported the [[Poor Law Amendment Act 1834]], and on 5 April 1838 he launched ''The Guardian'', or ''Monthly Poor Law Register'' to |
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<blockquote>''"disabuse the public mind when unfounded reports, likely to create alarm, and excite suspicion are circulated by those who, from the situations they occupy, may be supposed to possess better information than do the public generally."'' |
<blockquote>''"disabuse the public mind when unfounded reports, likely to create alarm, and excite suspicion are circulated by those who, from the situations they occupy, may be supposed to possess better information than do the public generally."''{{sfn|Lisle|2008|pp=61–63}}</blockquote> |
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William Potts increased the frequency of publication to weekly from 1843.<ref name=BluePlaque> |
William Potts increased the frequency of publication to weekly from 1843.<ref name=BluePlaque>{{cite web |url= http://oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/potts.html |title=William Potts 1868–1949 |publisher=[[Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board]] }}</ref> He remained its owner and editor until his death on 4 March 1867.<ref name=Lisle63>{{harvnb|Lisle|2008|p=63}}</ref> |
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[[File:The Banbury Guardian Title.png|center|frameless |
[[File:The Banbury Guardian Title.png|center|frameless|Title from front page of Banbury Guardian 1843]] |
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Upon William's death his son John Potts took over as owner and manager. When John Potts died in 1892 his newspaper published an obituary commemorating him as an ''"urbane and conscientious chief"''. |
Upon William's death his son John Potts took over as owner and manager. When John Potts died in 1892 his newspaper published an obituary commemorating him as an ''"urbane and conscientious chief"''. John's successor was his son, another William Potts (1868–1949), who edited the paper until 1947.<ref name=Lisle63/> |
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The younger William Potts was also a local historian, publishing in his lifetime four historical booklets plus a booklet in 1897 to commemorate [[Queen Victoria#Diamond Jubilee|Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee]]. |
The younger William Potts was also a local historian, publishing in his lifetime four historical booklets plus a booklet in 1897 to commemorate [[Queen Victoria#Diamond Jubilee|Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee]]. Potts also spent 50 years researching a full history of Banbury. He completed the first draft by 1939, but [[Rationing in the United Kingdom|paper for printing was rationed]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]] and for several years thereafter, preventing its publication. Potts spent the years immediately after the war revising and condensing his draft to comply with rationing limits, but had not completed this revision by the time of his death.<ref name=Lisle63/> |
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Potts was succeeded as ''Banbury Guardian'' editor by Edward Clark, the first holder of that post not from the Potts family. Clark also took over Potts' history project, finally publishing it in 1958 as ''History of Banbury: Story of the Development of a Country Town''. |
Potts was succeeded as ''Banbury Guardian'' editor by Edward Clark, the first holder of that post not from the Potts family. Clark also took over Potts' history project, finally publishing it in 1958 as ''History of Banbury: Story of the Development of a Country Town''. Clark went on to prepare a revised, expanded second edition that was published in 1978.<ref name=Lisle63/> Since 2002 the younger William Potts has been commemorated by an [[Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board#Blue plaques elsewhere in Oxfordshire|Oxfordshire Blue Plaque]] at 16 Parsons Street, Banbury.<ref name=BluePlaque/> |
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[[File:The Banbury Guardian newspaper office, North Bar Street - geograph.org.uk - 1326932.jpg|thumb|''Banbury Guardian'' office,<br>Former offices at North Bar Street, Banbury]] |
[[File:The Banbury Guardian newspaper office, North Bar Street - geograph.org.uk - 1326932.jpg|thumb|''Banbury Guardian'' office,<br>Former offices at North Bar Street, Banbury]] |
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On 25 March 2010 the ''Banbury Guardian'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/local/new_compact_banbury_guardian_out_now_1_599136 |title= |
On 25 March 2010 the ''Banbury Guardian'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/local/new_compact_banbury_guardian_out_now_1_599136 |title=New compact Banbury Guardian out now |newspaper=Banbury Guardian |publisher=Johnston Press |date=25 March 2010 |access-date=22 December 2010}}</ref> |
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===The Banbury & District Review=== |
===The Banbury & District Review=== |
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==Current status== |
==Current status== |
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Johnston Press of [[Edinburgh]] now owns the ''Banbury Guardian''. In the 21st century its circulation, like that of most British local and regional newspapers, is falling. From January to June 2009 its sales fell 12% to 14,895 per week. |
Johnston Press of [[Edinburgh]] now owns the ''Banbury Guardian''. In the 21st century its circulation, like that of most British local and regional newspapers, is falling. From January to June 2009 its sales fell 12% to 14,895 per week. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==Bibliography== |
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==Sources and further reading== |
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*{{cite book |last=Clark |first=Ted |year=1992 |title=Banbury History and Guide |publisher=[[The History Press|Sutton Publishing]] |location=Stroud |isbn=0-7509-0214-0 |
*{{cite book |last=Clark |first=Ted |year=1992 |title=Banbury History and Guide |publisher=[[The History Press|Sutton Publishing]] |location=Stroud |isbn=0-7509-0214-0 }} |
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*{{cite journal |last1=Lisle |first1=Nicola |
*{{cite journal |last1=Lisle |first1=Nicola |year=2008 |title=Guardian of tradition |journal=Oxfordshire Limited Edition |issue=April 2008 |publisher=[[The Oxford Times]] |pages=61–63 }} |
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*{{cite book |last1=Potts |first1=William |last2=Clark |first2=Edward T |title=History of Banbury: Story of the Development of a Country Town |date=1978|edition=revised | |
*{{cite book |last1=Potts |first1=William |last2=Clark |first2=Edward T |title=History of Banbury: Story of the Development of a Country Town |date=1978|edition=revised |orig-year=1958 |publisher=Gulliver Press |location=Banbury |isbn=0-906428-00-9 }} |
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==External links== |
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*{{Official website|https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/}} |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070429194946/http://www.banburycake.net/index.php/ Banbury Cake] |
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | National World |
| Editor | Richard Howarth |
| Founded | 5 April 1838 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Colin Sanders Business Innovation Centre, Banbury |
| Circulation | 2,123 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Website | banburyguardian |
The Banbury Guardian is a local tabloid newspaper published in Banbury, Oxfordshire. It serves north Oxfordshire, southwest Northamptonshire and southeast Warwickshire. Its sister paper, The Banbury & District Review, is a free weekly tabloid.
History[edit]
The Banbury Guardian was owned and edited by three generations of the same family for its first 109 years of publication.[2]
In 1822, William Potts moved from Daventry to Banbury where he traded as a printer and bookseller.[3] Potts supported the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, and on 5 April 1838 he launched The Guardian, or Monthly Poor Law Register to
"disabuse the public mind when unfounded reports, likely to create alarm, and excite suspicion are circulated by those who, from the situations they occupy, may be supposed to possess better information than do the public generally."[2]
William Potts increased the frequency of publication to weekly from 1843.[4] He remained its owner and editor until his death on 4 March 1867.[5]
Upon William's death his son John Potts took over as owner and manager. When John Potts died in 1892 his newspaper published an obituary commemorating him as an "urbane and conscientious chief". John's successor was his son, another William Potts (1868–1949), who edited the paper until 1947.[5]
The younger William Potts was also a local historian, publishing in his lifetime four historical booklets plus a booklet in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Potts also spent 50 years researching a full history of Banbury. He completed the first draft by 1939, but paper for printing was rationed during the Second World War and for several years thereafter, preventing its publication. Potts spent the years immediately after the war revising and condensing his draft to comply with rationing limits, but had not completed this revision by the time of his death.[5]
Potts was succeeded as Banbury Guardian editor by Edward Clark, the first holder of that post not from the Potts family. Clark also took over Potts' history project, finally publishing it in 1958 as History of Banbury: Story of the Development of a Country Town. Clark went on to prepare a revised, expanded second edition that was published in 1978.[5] Since 2002 the younger William Potts has been commemorated by an Oxfordshire Blue Plaque at 16 Parsons Street, Banbury.[4]
Former offices at North Bar Street, Banbury
On 25 March 2010 the Banbury Guardian converted from broadsheet to tabloid format.[6]
The Banbury & District Review[edit]
Johnston Press, owners of the Banbury Guardian, also publish a local weekly free newspaper each Friday, The Banbury & District Review. It was formerly named the Banbury Citizen, then the Banbury & District Citizen. It competes with a rival weekly free paper, the Banbury Cake, that is published by Newsquest Oxfordshire.
Current status[edit]
Johnston Press of Edinburgh now owns the Banbury Guardian. In the 21st century its circulation, like that of most British local and regional newspapers, is falling. From January to June 2009 its sales fell 12% to 14,895 per week.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Banbury Guardian". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b Lisle 2008, pp. 61–63.
- ^ Lisle 2008, p. 61.
- ^ a b "William Potts 1868–1949". Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board.
- ^ a b c d Lisle 2008, p. 63
- ^ "New compact Banbury Guardian out now". Banbury Guardian. Johnston Press. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
Bibliography[edit]
- Clark, Ted (1992). Banbury History and Guide. Stroud: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-0214-0.
- Lisle, Nicola (2008). "Guardian of tradition". Oxfordshire Limited Edition (April 2008). The Oxford Times: 61–63.
- Potts, William; Clark, Edward T (1978) [1958]. History of Banbury: Story of the Development of a Country Town (revised ed.). Banbury: Gulliver Press. ISBN 0-906428-00-9.