British Newspaper Archive May Additions

The Findmypast newspaper archives, with the same content as the British Newspaper Archive, is free from 30 May to 6 June to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.

The British Newspaper Archive now with a total of 53,458,903  pages online (50,585,003 last month). 

This month 206 papers had pages added (148 in the previous month). There were 21 (29) new titles. Dates range from 1810 to 1998.

The large number of additions is likely due to more recent issues that were born digital.

The 28 newspapers with more than 10,000 pages added are

Daily Record (Glasgow) 1986-1988, 1994-1995
Peterborough Standard 1986, 1988
Tamworth Herald 1989, 1992, 1996-1997
Ilkeston Express 1989, 1992-1997
Solihull News 1988-1989, 1994-1998
Nottingham Recorder 1981-1983, 1988, 1990-1991, 1993-1996
Nottingham Evening Post 1993-1995
Middlesex County Times 1910, 1952, 1974, 1979, 1994-1995, 1998
Heartland Evening News 1994, 1998
Huddersfield Daily Examiner 1898, 1993-1995
Huntingdon Town Crier 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996
Hertford Mercury and Reformer 1873, 1981, 1994, 1996
Bebington News 1989-1992
Solihull Times 1992, 1994-1996, 1998
Stanmore Observer 1987-1990, 1992
Nantwich Chronicle 1993-1996
Northampton Herald & Post 1990-1991
Hinckley Times 1991, 1993, 1998
Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury 1993-1994, 1998
Chester Chronicle14674 1993, 1995-1996
Cambridge Daily News 1989, 1991-1992
Clevedon Mercury 1876, 1879, 1989-1991
Paisley Daily Express 1996-1997
Herne Bay Press 1883-1897, 1899-1912, 1919-1975
Harlow Star 1988, 1990-1991
South Western Star 1889-1949
National Observer (Edinburgh) 1888-1897
Birmingham Mail 1873, 1995

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