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Sunday, 2 November 2025

British Newspaper Archive passes 97 million pages - and adds Jackie!

The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) has passed 97 million pages of content, with the current total at the time of writing being 97,036,307 pages, making it quite possible, perhaps even likely, that the platform will reach the notable 100 million pages mark at the turn of the year.

The following are the latest Scottish and Irish additions:

Scotland

Montrose Review 
1994-1999

Ayrshire Express 
1879, 1884-1886

Aberdeen Bon-Accord & Northern Pictorial 
1951-1959

Stornoway Gazette and West Coast Advertiser 
1995-2004

Musselburgh News 
1989, 1994-2004

Kirkintilloch Herald 
1995-2004

Kilsyth Chronicle 
1938-1943, 1946-1947, 1949-1950, 1994-2004

Helensburgh News 
1887-1891

Forfar Dispatch 
1995-2004

Dundee Weekly News 
1989, 1991

Daily Review (Edinburgh) 
1861, 1865, 1868, 1885

Bellshill Speaker 
1995-2004

Buchan Observer and East Aberdeenshire Advertiser 
1986

The Highlander 
1877


Ireland:

Irish Golfer 
1899-1900

Irish Church Advocate 
1886-1889, 1891

Illustrograph (Dublin) 
1894-1899

Belfast News-Letter 
1749, 1826

Longford Leader 
1916-1917

And for readers of a certain era, there's also a new title that I am sure will go down well - Jackie, the weekly girls paper launched in 1964, with coverage available from 1964-1993! You can read a free edition of this at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/jackie.

Chris 

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