| Type | LocalNewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Johnston Press |
| Founded | 1900 (Nelson Leader) |
| Headquarters | Editorial - Nelson. Sales - Burnley. |
| Website | Leader Times Newspapers |
TheNelson Leader is a weekly newspaper published every Friday for readers in the town ofNelson inPendle, eastLancashire. England. It is edited from the 'Leader-Times' series of newspapers' offices in Nelson.
The other newspapers in the 'Leader-Times' series are: theColne Times andBarnoldswick and Earby Times, all of which are published every Friday. Usually the first few pages of editorial in the various editions differ to target news for each area, with the rest the same.
TheNelson Leader was first published in 1900.[1] The other local newspapers, the Colne Times and Barnoldswick and Earby Times also have a long history and were eventually largely incorporated into the Nelson Leader in the mid-1930s.[2]
TheNelson Leader newspaper also features news forBarrowford,Brierfield,Reedley,Blacko,Higherford,Higham,Barley,Fence,Wheatley Lane andRoughlee.
TheColne Times newspaper features news forColne,Trawden,Foulridge,Laneshaw Bridge,Wycoller andCowling, Craven.
TheBarnoldswick and Earby Times features news forBarnoldswick,Earby and villages in theWest Craven area.
In 2003, according to JICREG,[3] the newspapers had approximately 41000 readers in the Pendle area.[4]
Other sister newspapers are theBurnley Express, published every Tuesday and Friday,Padiham Express, published every Tuesday and Friday,Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, published every Thursday and thePendle Express, published every Tuesday. All of these titles are owned byJohnston Press, ofEdinburgh.
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